In a 66-32 vote the Virginia House of Delegates this morning passed HB550, a bill that will restore the right of Virginia-born adult adoptees to request and obtain their own original birth records …
It’s Back! Virginia Bill Returns in 2024
Virginia Delegate Wendell Walker (R-Lynchburg) has again filed a bill in the House of Delegates that, if enacted, would restore a right that all Virginia-born adopted people once had: a right to …
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Virginia Adoptee Rights Alliance Joins the Coalition
Motivated by the 2023 introduction of an equal rights bill, Virginia adoptees and adoptee rights advocates have formed the Virginia Adoptee Rights Alliance. It has also joined the Capitol Coalition …
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What We Must Do Now
UPDATE: HB1969 did not receive a final vote in 2023. Instead, it was re-referred to its initial committee, where it died without further action as the session adjourned. A nearly identical bill has …
HB1969 Moves to a House Vote
The Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee reported Virginia HB1969 out of committee favorably, on a vote of 19-1. It now moves to the House floor calendar for consideration. Only Delegate Mark …
HB1969 Before Full House Committee
Virginia HB1969 will be considered tomorrow in the full House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee. If it is reported out favorably, it will move toward scheduling and vote in the full …