HB 301 VA

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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. This bill incorporates HB 664.

• Katrina Callsen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101925D · lower
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB301) · lower
4. Jan 16, 2026 Assigned sub: Health · lower
5. Jan 20, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 20, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 6-N) · lower
8. Jan 22, 2026 Incorporates HB664 (Walker) · lower
9. Jan 22, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105811D-H1 · lower
10. Jan 22, 2026 Substitute bill reprinted 26105811D · lower
11. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Jan 27, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
14. Jan 27, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
15. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed House (84-Y 10-N 0-A) · lower
16. Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Jan 29, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
18. Feb 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB301) · lower
19. Feb 26, 2026 Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 1-N 1-A) · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 3, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
28. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB301ER) · lower
31. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB301) · lower
32. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
34. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
35. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 587 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587) · 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
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Health Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Health Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Health Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Health Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML