Social Services, Commissioner of; storage and preservation of orders and adoption files.
Summary
Provides the Commissioner of Social Services with certain powers and duties related to the custody, storage, preservation, and duplication of adoption files. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Signed into Law
Feb 2018
Introduced Jan 3, 2018
Signed Feb 22, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Feb 22, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 10 (effective 2/22/18)
executive
Feb 8, 2018
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Jan 25, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
legislature
Jan 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB291E
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 3, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 3, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/18 18101573D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
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