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HB 450 VA
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Vital Records, Office of; fees for certified copies, annual report.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 12, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0616)

Summary

Office of Vital Records; fees for certified copies. Permits the Board of Health to prescribe a fee of up to $15 for a certified copy of vital records and directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect a fee of $15 for each certified copy of a vital record that it issues. Under current law, both fees are limited to $12.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (35)

  1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102646D · lower
  2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
  3. Jan 29, 2026 House committee offered · lower
  4. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) · lower
  5. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB450) · lower
  6. Feb 2, 2026 Read first time · lower
  7. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
  8. Feb 3, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
  9. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  10. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
  11. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  12. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  13. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB450) · lower
  14. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
  15. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
  16. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) · upper
  17. Mar 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109438D-S1 · upper
  18. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  19. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  20. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  21. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
  22. Mar 11, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
  23. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
  24. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
  25. Mar 12, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
  26. Mar 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB450) · lower
  27. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  28. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB450ER) · lower
  29. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  30. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB450) · lower
  31. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  32. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
  33. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  34. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 616 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  35. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0616) · executive

Text versions (12)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Chaptered · PDF
  • Chaptered · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
  • Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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