Vital Records, Office of; fees for certified copies, annual report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 32.1-273 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Office of Vital Records; fees for certified copies; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Office of Vital Records; fees for certified copies. Permits the Board of Health to prescribe a fee of up to $15 for a certified copy of vital records and directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect a fee of $15 for each certified copy of a vital record that it issues. Under current law, both fees are limited to $12.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 616 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Rodney T. WillettBetsy B. Carr
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 63, N 34, X 2
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 10, N 4, X 1
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 10, N 5
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 63, N 35, X 2
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 13, N 9
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 616.