HB 869

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2022
  • Passed House Feb 11, 2022
  • Passed Senate Feb 28, 2022
  • Signed by Governor Apr 11, 2022

Adoption; court to refer case to child-placing agency.

Abstract

Adoption. Allows a circuit court, upon consideration of a petition for adoption, to immediately enter an interlocutory order referring the case to a child-placing agency to conduct a visitation instead of entering an order of reference referring the case to a child-placing agency for investigation and makes other amendments to accommodate for and bolster this change. The bill allows petitions for adoption submitted by the persons listed as the child's parents on his birth certificate to be filed and granted under the provisions governing stepparent adoptions. The bill states that a putative father's registration with the Virginia Birth Father Registry is untimely regarding a child whose adoption has been finalized 180 days or more prior to such registration and in certain other instances set forth in the bill and allows written notice of an adoption plan to be sent to a putative father by express mail with proof of delivery in addition to delivery by personal service or certified mailing as in current law.

Adoption. Allows a circuit court, upon consideration of a petition for adoption, to immediately enter an interlocutory order referring the case to a child-placing agency to conduct a visitation instead of entering an order of reference referring the case to a child-placing agency for investigation and makes other amendments to accommodate for and bolster this change. The bill allows petitions for adoption submitted by the persons listed as the child's parents on his birth certificate to be filed and granted under the provisions governing stepparent adoptions. The bill prohibits putative fathers from registering with the Virginia Birth Father Registry regarding a child whose adoption has been finalized and in certain other instances set forth in the bill and allows written notice of an adoption plan to be sent to a putative father by express mail with proof of delivery in addition to delivery by personal service or certified mailing as in current law.

Adoption. Allows a circuit court, uponconsideration of a petition for adoption, to immediately enter aninterlocutory order referring the case to a child-placing agencyto conduct a visitation instead of entering an order of reference referring the case to a child-placing agency for investigation andmakes other amendments to accommodate for and bolster this change.The bill allows petitions for adoption submitted by the persons listedas the child's parents on his birth certificate to be filed and grantedunder the provisions governing stepparent adoptions. The bill prohibits putative fathers from registering with the Virginia Birth FatherRegistry regarding a child whose adoption has been finalized andin certain other instances set forth in the bill and allows written notice of an adoption plan to be sent to a putative father by expressmail with proof of delivery in addition to delivery by personal service or certified mailing as in current law.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 11, 2022

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 377 (effective 7/1/22)

Mar 22, 2022

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022

Mar 08, 2022

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 07, 2022

House

Enrolled

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB869ER)

Mar 02, 2022

House

VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)

House

Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)

Feb 28, 2022

Senate

Reading of amendments waived

Senate

Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Committee amendments agreed to

Senate

Read third time

Feb 25, 2022

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 23, 2022

Senate

Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 0-N)

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Feb 14, 2022

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB869H1)

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 11, 2022

House

VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)

House

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

Feb 10, 2022

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB869H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 22105788D-H1

House

Read second time

Feb 09, 2022

House

Read first time

Feb 07, 2022

House

Committee substitute printed 22105788D-H1

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)

Feb 02, 2022

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 28, 2022

House

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2

Jan 21, 2022

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB869)

Jan 12, 2022

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104018D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104018D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 22105788D-H1 PDF HTML
HB869ER PDF HTML
CHAP0377 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB869FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB869FH1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB869F122.PDF PDF
Amendment: HB869ASE HTML
Amendment: HB869AS HTML

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