2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB550: Adult adoptee; access to original birth certificate.
Legislative Summary
Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate. Grants any adoptee 18 years of age or older access to his original birth certificate.
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Bill History
1/9/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101022D
House of Delegates
1/9/2024
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
1/17/2024
Assigned sub: Social Services
House of Delegates
1/18/2024
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
House of Delegates
1/18/2024
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/18/2024
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/19/2024
Impact statement from DPB (HB550)
House of Delegates
1/23/2024
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)
House of Delegates
1/25/2024
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/26/2024
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/26/2024
Committee amendments agreed to
House of Delegates
1/26/2024
Engrossed by House as amended HB550E
House of Delegates
1/26/2024
Printed as engrossed 24101022D-E
House of Delegates
1/29/2024
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2024
Impact statement from DPB (HB550E)
House of Delegates
1/29/2024
VOTE: Passage (66-Y 32-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/30/2024
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/15/2024
Rereferred from Education and Health (11-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
2/15/2024
Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
3/1/2024
Continued to 2025 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 6-N)
Senate
11/19/2024
Left in Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
Amendments
House amendments adopted
House amendments adopted
7/8/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Continued to 2025 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 6-N)
3/1/2024
8
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (11-Y 0-N 1-A)
2/15/2024
11
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (66-Y 32-N)
1/29/2024
66
Yea
32
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)
1/23/2024
16
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
1/18/2024
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(1/26/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Rehabilitation and Social Services(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Primary Sponsor

Wendell Walker
Republican