Virginia House Bill 2157 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on March 24 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Recognition of foreign adoptions. Provides that in cases in which a child has been adopted pursuant to the laws of a foreign country and enters the United States with an IR-3 or IH-3 visa issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, the adoptive parents shall not be required to readopt the child in Virginia and the adoption shall be recognized by the Commonwealth and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be determined as though the order of adoption was entered by a court of the Commonwealth. This bill also establishes a streamlined process whereby adoptive parents of children adopted pursuant to the laws of a foreign country and brought into the United States with an IR-3 or IH-3 visa may obtain a certificate of birth for the child.

Foreign adoptions; eliminates requirement for re-adoption in State.

Del. Sal Iaquinto [R]

Del. Steven Landes [R]

Del. James LeMunyon [R]

Del. David Toscano [D]

2011-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 93-N) (Y: 2 N: 95 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of dispensing with constitutional reading agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486)
2011-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 486 (effective 7/1/11)
2011-03-06		Senate: Signed by President
2011-03-03		House: Signed by Speaker
2011-03-03		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2157ER)
2011-03-03		House: Enrolled
2011-02-25		House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-25		House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-25		Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-25		House: Conference substitute printed 11105568D-H1
2011-02-24		Senate: Senators: Northam, Herring, McWaters
2011-02-24		Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
2011-02-24		House: Delegates: Iaquinto, Knight, Toscano
2011-02-24		House: Conferees appointed by House
2011-02-24		House: House acceded to request
2011-02-24		Senate: Senate requested conference committee
2011-02-24		Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-23		House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 93-N)
2011-02-23		House: Senate substitute rejected by House 11105486D-S1 (2-Y 93-N)
2011-02-22		House: Placed on Calendar
2011-02-22		Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-22		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2157S1
2011-02-22		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11105486D-S1
2011-02-22		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2011-02-22		Senate: Read third time
2011-02-21		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2011-02-21		Senate: Reconsideration of dispensing with constitutional reading agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-21		Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-21		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2011-02-18		Senate: Committee substitute printed 11105486D-S1
2011-02-18		Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2011-02-09		Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
2011-02-09		Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2011-02-07		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-02-07		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2011-02-04		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-04		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-03		House: Printed as engrossed 11100120D-E
2011-02-03		House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2157E
2011-02-03		House: Committee amendment agreed to
2011-02-03		House: Read second time
2011-02-02		House: Read first time
2011-01-31		House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2011-01-19		House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2011-01-18		House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
2011-01-12		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-01-12		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100120D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	1	275	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	261	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	1200.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	1201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	1202	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	1210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	1220	(n/a)	See Bill Text

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Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0486+hil
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