VA HB138 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0116)

Summary

Filing of petition for adoption. Provides that a petition filed while a child is under 18 years of age shall not become invalid because the child reaches 18 years of age prior to the entry of a final order of adoption and that any final order of adoption entered after a child reaches 18 years of age, where the petition was filed prior to the child turning 18 years of age, shall have the same effect as if the child was under 18 years of age at the time the order was entered by the circuit court, provided the court has obtained the consent of the adoptee.

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Title

Adoption; filing of petition.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0116)
2008-03-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 116 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-25 Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-21 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB138ER)
2008-02-20 House: Enrolled
2008-02-19 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19 Senate: Read third time
2008-02-18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-15 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2008-02-06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-05 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-05 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-04 House: Printed as engrossed 084440676-E
2008-02-04 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB138E
2008-02-04 House: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-02-04 House: Read second time
2008-02-01 House: Read first time
2008-01-30 House: Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N)
2008-01-18 House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton)
2008-01-17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2008-01-17 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2007-12-20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2007-12-20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084440676

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