HB 1728

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 19, 2018
  • Passed House Jan 31, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Feb 21, 2019

Post-adoption contact & communication agreements; authority to enter into agreements.

Abstract

Provides that a local board of social services or child welfare agency required to file a petition for a permanency planning hearing may inform the birth parents and shall inform the adoptive parents that they may enter into enter into a post-adoption contact and communication agreement. The bill further provides that such local board of social services or child welfare agency shall inform the child if he is 14 years of age or older that he may consent to such an agreement. This bill is identical to

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Feb 21, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 84 (effective 7/1/19)

Feb 15, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 15, 2019

Feb 14, 2019

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 13, 2019

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 11, 2019

Senate

Read third time

Feb 01, 2019

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Jan 31, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

Jan 30, 2019

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1728H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 19105385D-H1

House

Read second time

Jan 29, 2019

House

Read first time

Jan 07, 2019

House

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2

Dec 19, 2018

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103547D

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted HTML
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103547D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 19105385D-H1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1728ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0084) HTML

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