VirginiaAdult adoptees; access to vital records.
What it does
Adult adoptees; access to vital records. Requires the State Registrar to provide adult adoptees access to their birth certificate upon request, provided that the requester submits an application, proof of identification, and payment and that the original birth certificate is not the certificate of birth in use, subject to amendment, or used by an individual for legal purposes. The bill directs the State Registrar to make a contact preference form available to birth parents that allows them to indicate their preference for contact by the adopted person, to be stored with the adopted person's birth certificate and provided upon the adopted person's request for the birth certificate.
More detail
This bill incorporates HB 664.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 587 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 11Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB301)
- Mar 11Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB301ER)Major
- Mar 11EnrolledMinor
- Mar 4Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Reconsider R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Mar 3Read third timeMinor
- Mar 2Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 2Rules suspended
- Feb 27Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 1-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB301)
- Jan 29Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 28Read third time and passed House (84-Y 10-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 27committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 26Read first timeMinor
- Jan 22Substitute bill reprinted 26105811D
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Committee substitute printed 26105811D-H1Major
- Jan 22Incorporates HB664 (Walker)
- Jan 22Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 6-N)Minor
- Jan 20Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20House subcommittee offered
- Jan 16Assigned sub: HealthMinor
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB301)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101925DIntroduced