HB 140 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Adoption; award of damages, death by wrongful act.

Summary
Adoption; award of damages; death by wrongful act. Provides that, in a case for death by wrongful act, the child of a decedent who has been adopted after the death of such decedent shall be included in the class of beneficiaries entitled to an award of damages resulting from such case, provided that a court had not previously terminated the parental rights of such decedent. This bill is identical to SB 209.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 2, 2024 Signed Mar 14, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 21, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Mar 14, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 69 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB140ER)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB140E
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of David Reid
David Reid
DDemocratic
VA
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