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CS/HB 597: Adoption Records

GENERAL BILL by Health Quality Subcommittee ; Stark ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes ; Jenne ; Rodriguez, A.M. ; Watson, C.

Adoption Records; Provides that name & identity of birth parent, adoptive parent, & adoptee may be disclosed from adoption records without court order under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/30/2019 House • Filed
    2/6/2019 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 69
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 69
    3/8/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/12/19, 8:30 am, Webster Hall
    3/12/2019 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 412
    3/13/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 399
    3/14/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 424
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 424
    3/19/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/21/19, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/21/2019 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 480
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 480
    4/4/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
    4/10/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 610
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/11/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 652
    • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 652
    4/18/2019 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 396
    4/22/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 396
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health Policy

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  • CS/HB 597, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/13/2019 at 1:45 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 832 (c1) Adoption Records Rader Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/11/2019 2:42 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    63.162 Hearings and records in adoption proceedings; confidential nature. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 597, Original Filed Version Posted 1/30/2019 at 2:15 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Quality Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 832 Adoptee Birth Certificates Rader Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    046617 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Stark 3/11/2019
    6:08 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/12/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    382.015 New certificates of live birth; duty of clerks of court and department. Page 1 (pdf)

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