Virginia Senate Bill 69 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 13 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Surrogacy contracts. Provides that, upon expiration of three days following birth of any resulting child, a surrogate may relinquish her parental rights to the intended parents, if at least one intended parent is the genetic parent of the child, by signing a surrogate consent and report form naming the intended parents as the parents of the child. Under current law, the surrogate may relinquish such parental rights to the intended parents upon expiration of 25 days following birth of any resulting child. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to accept compensation for otherwise arranging or inducing intended parents and surrogates to enter into surrogacy contracts in this Commonwealth. Under current law, to otherwise arrange or induce intended parents and surrogates to enter into surrogacy contracts in this Commonwealth is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Surrogacy; permits contract to be entered into by an unmarried person, a surrogate, etc.

Sen. Donald McEachin [D]

2010-03-09 - House - House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (87-Y 6-N 1-A) (Y: 89 N: 6 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2010-03-09 - House - House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (94-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-09 - House - House: VOTE: --- AGREE TO (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-08 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage rejected by Senate (18-Y 21-N) (Y: 18 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2010-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 14-N) (Y: 22 N: 7 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Committee amendments reconsidered (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (8-Y 4-N) (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-13		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712)
2010-04-13		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 712 (effective 7/1/10)
2010-03-15		Senate: Signed by President
2010-03-14		House: Signed by Speaker
2010-03-13		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER)
2010-03-13		Senate: Enrolled
2010-03-09		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (87-Y 6-N 1-A)
2010-03-09		House: Passed House (87-Y 6-N 1-A)
2010-03-09		House: Amendments by Delegate Marshall, R.G. withdrawn
2010-03-09		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (94-Y 0-N)
2010-03-09		House: Constitutional reading dispensed (94-Y 0-N)
2010-03-09		House: Motion to reconsider constitutional reading dispensed agreed to
2010-03-09		House: VOTE: --- AGREE TO (96-Y 0-N)
2010-03-09		House: Constitutional reading dispensed (96-Y 0-N)
2010-03-09		House: Read second time
2010-03-08		House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 1-N)
2010-03-01		House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
2010-02-17		House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
2010-02-17		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-02-17		House: Read first time
2010-02-17		House: Placed on Calendar
2010-01-26		Senate: Reconsideration of passage rejected by Senate (18-Y 21-N)
2010-01-26		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 14-N)
2010-01-25		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB69S1
2010-01-25		Senate: Substitute by Senator Mc Eachin agreed to 10104578D-S1
2010-01-25		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2010-01-25		Senate: Floor substitute printed 10104578D-S1 (McEachin)
2010-01-25		Senate: Committee amendments rejected
2010-01-25		Senate: Committee amendments reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
2010-01-25		Senate: Read second time
2010-01-22		Senate: Passed by for the day
2010-01-22		Senate: Read second time
2010-01-21		Senate: Passed by for the day
2010-01-21		Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2010-01-21		Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2010-01-21		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
2010-01-20		Senate: Printed as engrossed 10101317D-E
2010-01-20		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB69E
2010-01-20		Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
2010-01-20		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2010-01-20		Senate: Read second time
2010-01-19		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2010-01-18		Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (8-Y 4-N)
2010-01-12		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2010-01-04		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-01-04		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101317D

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Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV1505+SB0069