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CS/HB 415: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Council for Smarter Government ; Lynn ; Byrd ; Kyle ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cantens

Adoption; removes authority of licensed child-placing agencies to file actions to terminate parental rights; provides additional requirements for petition for adoption; allows biological relatives to have communication or contact with adoptive child under certain conditions; provides for placement of minor pending adoption; specifies grounds upon which parental rights may be terminated; creates Paternity Registry, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 10/01/2001
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - In returning messages; Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 141 (Ch. 2001-3)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/9/2001 House • Prefiled
2/21/2001 House • Referred to Judicial Oversight (SGC); Council for Smarter Government
3/6/2001 House • Introduced, referred to Judicial Oversight (SGC); Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00039
3/16/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 03/20/01, 4:30 pm, Reed Hall
3/20/2001 House • Favorable by Judicial Oversight (SGC); YEAS 9 NAYS 1 -HJ 00343
3/22/2001 House • Now in Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00343
4/10/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Council for Smarter Government, 04/12/01, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
4/12/2001 House • CS by- Council for Smarter Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00515; CS read first time on 04/12/01 -HJ 00512; Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00515; Placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 00515
4/16/2001 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second and third times -HJ 00524; CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00525; Immediately certified -HJ 00525
4/16/2001 Senate • In Messages
4/18/2001 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families -SJ 00405
4/30/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from- Children and Families -SJ 00652
5/1/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 05/01/01, 5:30 pm, 412-K -SJ 00673; Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by- Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -SJ 00952
5/2/2001 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00952
5/3/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00951; Read second time -SJ 01068; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01069; Amendment pending -SJ 01069
5/4/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01506; Pending amendment adopted -SJ 01506; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01506; Read third time -SJ 01507; CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 2 -SJ 01507
5/4/2001 House • In returning messages; Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 141 (Ch. 2001-3)