CS/HB 775: Adoption
GENERAL BILL by Council for Healthy Communities ; Mahon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Jennings ; Rich ; Lerner ; Sobel ; Brutus ; Gelber ; Fields
Adoption; reduces time period within which action must be filed to nullify adoption or termination of parental rights on grounds of fraud or providing false information; provides time limitation for use of scientific testing to show probability of paternity; requires CFS Dept. to maintain paternity registry within state registry of adoption information; enacts Interstate Compact on Adoption & Medical Assistance, etc. Amends Ch. 63; creates 409.406,.407.
Effective Date: 10/01/2002 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 3/22/2002 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 592 (Ch. 2002-16)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/22/2002 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 592 (Ch. 2002-16)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/9/2002 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 1/11/2002 | House |
• Referred to Child & Family Security (HCC); Judicial Oversight (SGC); Council for Healthy Communities |
| 1/22/2002 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Child & Family Security (HCC); Judicial Oversight (SGC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00056 |
| 2/4/2002 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Child & Family Security (HCC), 02/07/02, 8:00 am, 24-H |
| 2/7/2002 | House |
• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Child & Family Security (HCC); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00228 |
| 2/11/2002 | House |
• Now in Judicial Oversight (SGC) -HJ 00228 |
| 2/19/2002 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 02/21/02, 8:00 am, 212-K |
| 2/21/2002 | House |
• Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Judicial Oversight (SGC); YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -HJ 00292 |
| 2/25/2002 | House |
• Now in Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00292; On Council agenda-- Council for Healthy Communities, 02/26/02, 8:00 am, Reed Hall |
| 2/26/2002 | House |
• CS by- Council for Healthy Communities; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 00366 |
| 3/1/2002 | House |
• CS read first time on 03/01/02 -HJ 00364; Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00366; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00366 |
| 3/6/2002 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar |
| 3/11/2002 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00951; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00951 |
| 3/12/2002 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 01074 |
| 3/13/2002 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 01214; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01215; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01220 |
| 3/13/2002 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 3/19/2002 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 01031 |
| 3/22/2002 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 592 (Ch. 2002-16) |