Virginia House Bill 2259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-20 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (10-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Paternity; genetic tests to determine parentage; relief from paternity. Requires the court to set aside a final judgment, court order, administrative order, obligation to pay child support, or any legal determination of paternity if a scientifically reliable genetic test establishes the exclusion of the individual named as a father in the legal determination of paternity, except for good cause shown that such relief is not in the best interest of the child. Under current law, such a set aside is discretionary. The bill further requires that an alleged father of a child be informed of his option to request the administering of a scientifically reliable genetic test to determine paternity prior to being entered as the father on a birth certificate. Paternity; genetic tests to determine parentage; relief from paternity. Requires the court to set aside a final judgment, court order, administrative order, obligation to pay child support, or any legal determination of paternity if a scientifically reliable genetic test establishes the exclusion of the individual named as a father in the legal determination of paternity, except for good cause shown that such relief is not in the best interest of the child. Under current law, such a set aside is discretionary. The bill further requires that an alleged father of a child be informed of his option to request the administering of a scientifically reliable genetic test to determine paternity prior to being entered as the father on a birth certificate.

Paternity; genetic tests to determine parentage, relief from paternity.

Del. AC Cordoza [R]

Del. Nadarius Clark [D]

2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) (Y: 53 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 9-N) (Y: 11 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-20	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (10-Y 5-N)
2023-02-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-07	House	VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N)
2023-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
2023-02-06	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2259H1
2023-02-06	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23105980D-H1
2023-02-06	House	Read second time
2023-02-05	House	Read first time
2023-02-03	House	Committee substitute printed 23105980D-H1
2023-02-03	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 9-N)
2023-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
2023-01-28	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103785D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	208.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	257	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	261	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2259
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2259+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2259H1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105893D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23107189A.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2259F160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2259F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2259FH1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0077+HB2259
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0143+HB2259
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1636+HB2259
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0309+HB2259