VA HB1699 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Buying or selling of minors; exceptions; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who offers money or other valuable thing to another for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise obtaining custody or control of a minor and thereafter does any substantial act in furtherance of such offer of purchase or obtaining custody or control of such minor. The bill also creates a Class 5 felony for any parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a minor who receives any money or other valuable thing for or on account of selling or otherwise transferring custody or control of such minor or who offers to sell or otherwise transfer custody or control of such minor. The bill creates exceptions for any person entering into a surrogacy contract, seeking to adopt a child or place his child for adoption pursuant to relevant law, or who is a person with a legitimate interest, as defined by law, in such minor. Buying or selling of minors; exceptions; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who offers money or other valuable thing to another for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise obtaining custody or control of a minor and thereafter does any substantial act in furtherance of such offer of purchase or obtaining custody or control of such minor. The bill also creates a Class 5 felony for any parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a minor who receives any money or other valuable thing for or on account of selling or otherwise transferring custody or control of such minor or who offers to sell or otherwise transfer custody or control of such minor. The bill creates exceptions for any person entering into a surrogacy contract, seeking to adopt a child or place his child for adoption pursuant to relevant law, or who is a person with a legitimate interest, as defined by law, in such minor.

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Title

Minors; buying or selling, exceptions, penalties.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 1-N) (Y: 95 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)
2023-03-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 359 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08SenateSigned by President
2023-03-08HouseSigned by Speaker
2023-03-07HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1699ER)
2023-03-07HouseEnrolled
2023-02-22HouseVOTE: Adoption (95-Y 1-N)
2023-02-22HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 23107017D-S1 (95-Y 1-N)
2023-02-21SenatePassed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1699S1
2023-02-21SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 23107017D-S1
2023-02-21SenateReading of substitute waived
2023-02-21SenateRead third time
2023-02-20SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N 1-A)
2023-02-15SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-02-15SenateCommittee substitute printed 23107017D-S1
2023-02-15SenateReported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-07HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06HouseRead second time and engrossed
2023-02-05HouseRead first time
2023-02-03HouseReported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-31HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-01-09HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100309D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182356.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1699
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1699+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1699S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1699ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0359+hil
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1699F160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1699F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1699FS1160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1699FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1699FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0188+HB1699
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0118+HB1699
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1506+HB1699
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0274+HB1699
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0436+HB1699
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0630HB1699+HB1699
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0691HB1699+HB1699
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2215+HB1699

Bill Comments

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