HB 664 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form.

Summary
Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form. Allows the State Registrar to provide, upon written request, any adult adopted person access to his original birth certificate. The bill allows a birth parent to indicate whether they would like to be contacted by an adoptee on a contact preference form provided by the State Registrar that will accompany the adoptee's original birth certificate, to be released to an adopted person when he requests his original birth certificate.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 22, 2026
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Committee
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Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Wendell Walker
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