HB 224 VA

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Proceedings to establish paternity. Adds the methods by which the Department of Social Services administratively establishes paternity for the purposes of child support enforcement to the lists of ways that a parent and child relationship may be established in domestic relations proceedings under Title 20 and that a parent and child relationship may be established for determining rights related to a deed, will, trust, or other instrument. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

• Patrick A. Hope Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102670D · lower
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
11. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB224) · lower
12. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB224) · lower
16. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
23. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB224ER) · lower
24. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
25. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB224) · lower
26. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
28. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 369 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
30. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369) · executive

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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Civil Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML