SB 1700: Release of Adoption Information
GENERAL BILL by Torres
Release of Adoption Information; Revising circumstances under which certain adoption records may be released without a court order; deleting a provision relating to court-appointed intermediaries or licensed child-placing agencies that contact certain birth parents or adult adoptees; authorizing the Department of Health to break the seal of specified birth records upon the request of the person whose birth is the subject of such records, subject to certain conditions, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/25/2021 Senate • Filed
3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 196
3/10/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 196
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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SB 1700, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2021 at 1:06 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1333 Release of Adoption Information Slosberg Identical Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 63.085 Disclosure by adoption entity. Page 5 (pdf) 63.162 Hearings and records in adoption proceedings; confidential nature. Page 1 (pdf) 382.015 New certificates of live birth; duty of clerks of court and department. Page 4 (pdf)