Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 301
Session 2026
Adult adoptees; access to vital records.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 9, 2026
First Action
Jan 9, 2026
Latest Action
Jan 20, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
301
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on January 20, 2026
Motion Text
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N)
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-261 and 63.2-1246 of the Code of Virginia, relating to adult adoptees; access to vital records. Adult adoptees; access to vital records. Requires the State Registrar to provide adult adoptees access to their birth certificate upon request. 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. Such form is stored with the adopted person's birth certificate and provided upon the adopted person's request of the birth certificate.
Documents (1)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB301)
Actions (6)
01/20/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N)
01/20/2026
House
House subcommittee offered
01/16/2026
House
Assigned sub: Health
01/14/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB301)
01/09/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
01/09/2026
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101925D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:29:39 PM
Record Updated
Jan 20, 2026 9:29:39 PM