SB 209 Virginia Senate · 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 HB 140.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024 Signed Mar 14, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 8, 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
13
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 14, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 70 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB209ER)
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Russet Perry
Russet Perry
DDemocratic
VA
31