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CS/CS/SB 1518: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Children and Families ; Judiciary ; Campbell

Adoption; amends conditions pertaining to fraud or duress; revises period within which motion for termination of parental rights pending adoption must be filed; revises requirements re interviews preceding consent to adoption; provides that plea for termination of parental rights & for adoption may be combined in single petition & considered by court during single hearing if adoption is by stepparent or relative within third degree, etc. Amends Ch. 63.

Effective Date: 07/01/2002
Last Action: 3/22/2002 Senate - Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/22/2002 Senate • Filed
1/30/2002 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00161
2/28/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/05/02, 9:00 am, 412-K
3/5/2002 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00474; CS read first time on 03/07/02 -SJ 00480
3/7/2002 Senate • Now in Children and Families -SJ 00474; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 03/11/02, 5:00 pm, 37-S
3/11/2002 Senate • CS/CS by Children and Families; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00511; CS read first time on 03/13/02 -SJ 00516
3/13/2002 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00511
3/20/2002 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 01212; Now in Rules and Calendar
3/22/2002 Senate • Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar