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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 664: Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 664 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form. Primary sponsor: Wendell Walker (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2026): Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB301-Callsen) (Voice Vote).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wendell WalkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB301-Callsen) (Voice Vote)
  2. Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote)
  3. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102242D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source