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CS/HB 835: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Mahon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Anderson ; Attkisson ; Baxley ; Benson ; Berfield ; Brummer ; Clarke ; Domino ; Galvano ; Gannon ; Homan ; Joyner ; Kilmer ; Planas ; Reagan ; Rich ; Roberson, Y ; Stargel ; Wishner

Adoption; provides legislative findings & intent re rights & responsibilities of adoptive children, biological parents, & adoptive parents; provides for award of certain fees & costs in event of fraud or duress at discretion of court; authorizes child-placing agency to remove abandoned infant from placement under certain circumstances; provides requirements for unmarried biological father to establish parental rights, etc. Amends Ch. 63.

Effective Date: 05/30/2003
Last Action: 5/30/2003 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-58; See also CS/SB 2526 (Ch. 2003-56)
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2003	House	• Prefiled
3/4/2003	House	• Introduced, placed on Calendar -HJ 00074
3/18/2003	House	• Removed from Calendar, referred to Judiciary -HJ 00225
3/24/2003	House	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/26/03, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
3/26/2003	House	• Favorable with CS amendment by- Judiciary; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 00259
3/31/2003	House	• Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b)
4/7/2003	House	• Placed on Calendar -HJ 00259
4/10/2003	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00375; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00376; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00376
4/22/2003	House	• Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00421
4/23/2003	House	• Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00469
4/24/2003	House	• Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00528
4/25/2003	House	• Read third time -HJ 00604; Was taken up -HJ 00607; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00608; Passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 00608
4/25/2003	Senate	• In Messages
4/28/2003	Senate	• Received, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00707; Immediately withdrawn from Judiciary; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00658; Substituted for CS/SB 2456 -SJ 00659; Read second and third times -SJ 00659; Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00659
4/28/2003	House	• Ordered enrolled -HJ 00704
5/21/2003		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/30/2003		• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-58; See also CS/SB 2526 (Ch. 2003-56)

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 983		Mahon	Linked	Last Action: 4/29/2003 H Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 2526; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 835 (Ch. 2003-58), CS/SB 2526 (Ch. 2003-56) -HJ 00722
S 2456 (e1)	Adoption	Campbell	Identical	Last Action: 4/28/2003 S Read third time -SJ 00656; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00657; Reconsidered -SJ 00657; Substituted HB 835 -SJ 00659; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2526 (Ch. 2003-56), HB 835 (Ch. 2003-58)
H 11	Paternity Registry/CFS/Pub. Rec.	Mahon	Compare	Last Action: 1/31/2003 H Withdrawn prior to introduction,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2526 (Ch. 2003-56), HB 835 (Ch. 2003-58) -HJ 00025
H 1107		Jordan	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 835 (Ch. 2003-58)
S 128 (c1)	Children & Families	Campbell	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 835 (Ch. 2003-58)
S 2526 (c1)		Campbell	Compare	Last Action: 5/29/2003 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-56; See also HB 835 (Ch. 2003-58)

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
H 835 Filed	2/27/2003 3:30 PM	Web Page \| PDF
H 835 c1	3/31/2003 10:07 AM	Web Page \| PDF
H 835 e1	4/10/2003 5:25 PM	Web Page \| PDF
H 835 e2	4/25/2003 6:00 PM	Web Page \| PDF
H 835 er	5/5/2003 4:56 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Committee Amendments

No Committee Amendments Available

Floor Amendments

H 835 Filed
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
614069 - Amendment	Mahon	3/6/2003 9:19 AM		Web Page PDF

H 835 c1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Format
846537 - Amendment	Mahon	4/9/2003 3:56 PM	Web Page PDF
097957 - Amendment	Mahon	4/9/2003 3:57 PM	Web Page PDF
155583 - Amendment	Mahon	4/9/2003 3:58 PM	Web Page PDF

H 835 e1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
762819 - Amendment	Mahon	4/25/2003 12:04 PM		Web Page PDF

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 835	Judiciary (Post-Meeting)		PDF
Bill Analysis	H 835	Judiciary (Post-Meeting)		PDF

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
H 835 e1	4/25/2003 1:37 PM	House	115 Yeas - 0 Nays
H 835 e2	4/28/2003 12:09 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (38)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
63.022	Legislative intent.
63.032	Definitions.
63.039	Duty of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; sanctions.
63.042	Who may be adopted; who may adopt.
63.0423	Procedures with respect to abandoned newborns.
63.0425	Grandparent's right to adopt.
63.0427	Adopted minor's right to continued communication or contact with siblings.
63.043	Mandatory screening or testing for sickle-cell trait prohibited.
63.052	Guardians designated; proof of commitment.
63.053
63.054
63.062	Persons required to consent to adoption; affidavit of nonpaternity; waiver of venue.
63.063
63.064
63.082	Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; withdrawal of consent.
63.085	Disclosure by adoption entity.
63.087	Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; general provisions.
63.088	Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; notice and service; diligent search.
63.089	Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; hearing; grounds; dismissal of petition; judgment.
63.092	Report to the court of intended placement by an adoption entity; at-risk placement; preliminary study.
63.097	Fees.
63.102	Filing of petition for adoption or declaratory statement; venue; proceeding for approval of fees and costs.
63.112	Petition for adoption; description; report or recommendation, exceptions; mailing.
63.122	Notice of hearing on petition.
63.125	Final home investigation.
63.132	Affidavit of expenses and receipts.
63.135	Information under oath to be submitted to the court.
63.142	Hearing; judgment of adoption.
63.152	Application for new birth record.
63.162	Hearings and records in adoption proceedings; confidential nature.
63.167	State adoption information center.
63.182	Statute of repose.
63.185	Residency requirement.
63.207	Out-of-state placement.
63.212	Prohibited acts; penalties for violation; preplanned adoption agreement.
63.213
63.219	Sanctions.
63.235	Petitions filed before October 1, 2001; governing law.

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.

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