VirginiaEstablishment of parent and child relationship; persons who committed sexual assault.
What it does
Establishment of parent and child relationship; persons who have committed sexual assault. Provides that no parent and child relationship shall be established when a biological parent has been convicted of rape, carnal knowledge, or incest, or has been found by clear and convincing evidence to have engaged in such prohibited conduct, and the child was conceived of such violation or conduct. The bill further provides that a person with a legitimate interest in the child does not include a person whose interest derives from or through a person who has been convicted of or found to have engaged in such conduct by clear and convincing evidence.
More detail
The bill provides that consent for adoption is not required of a birth father when such father has been found by clear and convincing evidence to have engaged in rape, carnal knowledge, or incest and the child was conceived of such conduct; under current law, such consent is not required when the birth father has been convicted of rape, carnal knowledge, or incest.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 547 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1727)
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1727ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Senator Deeds, R. Creigh Substitute rejected
- Feb 18Passed by for the day
- Feb 18Floor substitute printed 25107576D-S1 (Deeds)
- Feb 18Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- Feb 14Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- Feb 14Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 31Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 29Passed by for the day
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 24Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 9-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 10Assigned Courts sub: CivilMinor
- Jan 4Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 4Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101829DIntroduced