VirginiaHB17272025 Regular SessionHouse

Establishment of parent and child relationship; persons who committed sexual assault.

Sponsored By: Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic)

To Governor

Summary

Establishment of parent and child relationship; persons who have committed sexual assault. Provides that no parent and child relationship shall be established when a biological parent has been convicted of rape, carnal knowledge, or incest, or has been found by clear and convincing evidence to have engaged in such prohibited conduct, and the child was conceived of such violation or conduct. The bill further provides that a person with a legitimate interest in the child does not include a person whose interest derives from or through a person who has been convicted of or found to have engaged in such conduct by clear and convincing evidence. The bill provides that consent for adoption is not required of a birth father when such father has been found by clear and convincing evidence to have engaged in rape, carnal knowledge, or incest and the child was conceived of such conduct; under current law, such consent is not required when the birth father has been convicted of rape, carnal knowledge, or incest.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Karrie K. Delaney

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 171 • No: 45

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

Passed Senate

Yes: 38 • No: 2

Senate vote • 2/14/2025

Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading)

Yes: 36 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/12/2025

Reported from Courts of Justice

Yes: 12 • No: 2 • Other: 1

House vote • 1/31/2025

Read third time and passed House

Yes: 66 • No: 30

House vote • 1/24/2025

Reported from Courts of Justice

Yes: 13 • No: 9

House vote • 1/20/2025

Subcommittee recommends reporting

Yes: 6 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547)

    3/24/2025Governor
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 547 (Effective 07/01/25)

    3/24/2025Governor
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

    3/11/2025Governor
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025

    3/11/2025House
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1727)

    3/10/2025House
  6. Signed by President

    3/10/2025Senate
  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1727ER)

    3/7/2025House
  8. Enrolled

    3/7/2025House
  9. Signed by Speaker

    3/7/2025House
  10. Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)

    2/19/2025Senate
  11. Senator Deeds, R. Creigh Substitute rejected

    2/19/2025Senate
  12. Floor substitute printed 25107576D-S1 (Deeds)

    2/18/2025Senate
  13. Passed by for the day

    2/18/2025Senate
  14. Read third time

    2/18/2025Senate
  15. Reading of substitute waived

    2/18/2025Senate
  16. Passed by for the day

    2/17/2025Senate
  17. Read third time

    2/17/2025Senate
  18. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)

    2/14/2025Senate
  19. Passed by for the day

    2/14/2025Senate
  20. Rules suspended

    2/14/2025Senate
  21. Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N 1-A)

    2/12/2025Senate
  22. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

    2/3/2025Senate
  23. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

    2/3/2025Senate
  24. Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N)

    1/31/2025House
  25. Read second time and engrossed

    1/30/2025House

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