# Virginia HB2093: Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form.

Virginia HB2093, Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Wendell S. Walker (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-22 (Left in Education and Health) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2093-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2093
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-22, Left in Education and Health
- Sponsor: Wendell S. Walker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (225 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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 shall accompany the adoptee's original birth certificate, which shall be released to an adopted person when he requests his original birth certificate.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wendell S. Walker (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 6 | 2 | 1 |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-02-22: Left in Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-03: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-31: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-01-31: Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-01-31: Read second time (House)
- 2025-01-30: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2093) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Committee substitute printed 25105887D-H1 (House)
- 2025-01-28: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2025-01-14: Assigned sub: Behavioral Health (House)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104215D (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049916.HTML)
- Amendment, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047357.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028818.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028817.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015057.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015055.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1049916.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047357.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028818.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028817.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015057.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015055.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2093-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).