Virginia’s HB550 Passes the House!
In a 64-32 vote the Virginia House of Delegates this morning passed HB550, a bill that will restore the right of Viriginia-born adult adoptees to request and obtain their own original birth records upon request. It now moves to the state Senate.
It’s Back! Virginia Bill Returns in 2024
If enacted, the bill would restore a right that all Virginia-born adopted people once had: a right to request and obtain your own original birth certificate.
Virginia Adoptee Rights Alliance Joins the Coalition
Virginia adoptees and adoptee rights advocates have formed the Virginia Adoptee Rights Alliance, which has also joined the Capitol Coalition for Adoptee Rights.
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What We Must Do Now
Virginia HB1969 has been voted out of committee and may come before the full House of Delegates for a final vote as early as Monday, February 6. We have one task and one ask right now: contact delegates to request a YES vote on HB1969.
HB1969 Moves to a House Vote
Virginia HB1969 moved out of committee favorably, on a vote of 19-1. It now goes to the House floor calendar for consideration.
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 House.