Summary as passed: (all summaries) Rights of parents. Provides that a parent has a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the upbringing, education, and care of the parent's child. The bill further provides that the provisions of the bill codify the opinion of the Supreme Court of Virginia in L.F. v. Breit, issued on January 10, 2013, as it relates to parental rights. This bill is identical to HB 1642. Full text:01/04/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103252D pdf 01/28/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104555D-S1 pdf 02/18/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13105336D-H1 pdf 02/23/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB908ER) pdf 03/21/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678) pdf Status: 01/04/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103252D 01/04/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/28/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N) 01/28/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104555D-S1 01/29/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) 01/30/13 Senate: Read second time 01/30/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived 01/30/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13104555D-S1 01/30/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB908S1 01/31/13 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) 01/31/13 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) 01/31/13 Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) 02/02/13 House: Placed on Calendar 02/02/13 House: Read first time 02/02/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/18/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 3-N) 02/18/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13105336D-H1 02/19/13 House: Read second time 02/20/13 House: Read third time 02/20/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13105336D-H1 02/20/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB908H1 02/20/13 House: Passed House with substitute (69-Y 26-N) 02/20/13 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 26-N) 02/21/13 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (29-Y 11-N) 02/21/13 Senate: Title replaced 13105336D-H1 02/23/13 Senate: Enrolled 02/23/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB908ER) 02/23/13 Senate: Signed by President 02/23/13 House: Signed by Speaker 03/21/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 678 (effective 7/1/13) 03/21/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678) |