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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 301

Adult adoptees; access to vital records.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Adult adoptees; access to vital records. Requires the State Registrar to provide adult adoptees access to their birth certificate upon request, provided that the requester submits an application, proof of identification, and payment and that the original birth certificate is not the certificate of birth in use, subject to amendment, or used by an individual for legal purposes. The bill directs the State Registrar to make a contact preference form available to birth parents that allows them to indicate their preference for contact by the adopted person, to be stored with the adopted person's birth certificate and provided upon the adopted person's request for the birth certificate. This bill incorporates HB 664.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 4, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 3, 2026
Senate		Reconsider RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 3, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 2, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 27, 2026
Senate		Reported from Rehabilitation and Social ServicespassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 26, 2026
Senate		Rereferred from Education and HealthpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 28, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 22, 2026
House		Reported from Health and Human Services with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 20, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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