Virginia House Bill 285 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662)

Consent revocation period for parental placement adoptions. Provides that consent to an adoption may be revoked by a birth parent for up to seven days after it is executed and that the seven day revocation period may be waived in writing at the time of consent provided that the child is at least 10 days old and the birth parent acknowledges having received independent legal counsel regarding the effect of such waiver. In the case of two consenting birth parents, the waiver by one consenting birth parent shall not affect the right of the second consenting birth parent to retain his seven-day revocation period. This bill eliminates the provision barring revocation of consent after a child is 10 days old.

Adoptions; consent revocation period for parental placement.

Del. David Toscano [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-14		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662)
2008-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 662 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-09		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-07		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-07		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB285ER)
2008-03-07		House: Enrolled
2008-03-05		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05		House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 085711752-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-03-04		Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-04		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB285S1
2008-03-04		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 085711752-S1
2008-03-04		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-03-04		Senate: Read third time
2008-03-03		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-29		Senate: Committee substitute printed 085711752-S1
2008-02-29		Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2008-01-28		Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2008-01-28		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-01-25		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-01-25		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-01-25		House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2008-01-24		House: Printed as engrossed 088468752-E
2008-01-24		House: Engrossed by House as amended HB285E
2008-01-24		House: Amendment by Delegate Toscano agreed to
2008-01-24		House: Read second time
2008-01-23		House: Passed by for the day
2008-01-22		House: Passed by for the day
2008-01-21		House: Passed by for the day
2008-01-18		House: Read first time
2008-01-17		House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 1-N)
2008-01-02		House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2008-01-02		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088468752

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB285