CS/HB 1257: Adoption
GENERAL BILL by Family Law & Children ; Sanderson ; Heyman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dawson-White ; Turnbull ; Brennan ; Chestnut ; Jacobs ; Bullard ; Ritter ; Kosmas ; Bloom ; Burroughs ; Lynn ; Boyd
Adoption; declares additional legislative intent re adoption; provides definitions applicable to laws regulating adoptions; provides who may not adopt; provides that prospective adoptive parents become legal custodians of child pending finalization of adoption; provides for removal of child from unsuitable home; prescribes certain obligations that must be met by father of prospective adoptee in order to preserve his right of consent, etc. Amends Chs. 39, 63.
Effective Date: 07/01/1997
Last Action: 4/16/1998 House - Withdrawn from Justice Council Calendar; Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00618
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/16/1998 House - Withdrawn from Justice Council Calendar; Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00618
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/10/1997 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/11/1997 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00170 |
| 3/24/1997 | House |
• Referred to Family Law & Children (JC); Children & Family Empowerment (GSC) -HJ 00323 |
| 4/2/1997 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (JC), 04/08/97, 3:30 pm, 16-HOB --Discussed |
| 4/4/1997 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (JC), 04/10/97, 2:45 pm, 16-HOB |
| 4/10/1997 | House |
• Comm. Action: CS by Family Law & Children (JC) -HJ 00597 |
| 4/16/1997 | House |
• CS read first time on 04/16/97 -HJ 00592; Now in Children & Family Empowerment (GSC) -HJ 00597; Withdrawn from Children & Family Empowerment (GSC) -HJ 00563 |
| 4/17/1997 | House |
• In Justice Council, pending ranking; Placed on Justice Council Calendar -HJ 00657 |
| 4/24/1997 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading -HJ 00866 |
| 5/2/1997 | House |
• Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Placed on Justice Council Calendar |
| 3/3/1998 | House |
• CARRIED OVER; Placed on Justice Council Calendar -HJ 00179 |
| 4/16/1998 | House |
• Withdrawn from Justice Council Calendar; Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00618 |