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CS/CS/CS/HB 1299: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Mahon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Culp ; Zapata

Adoption; provides that judgment of adoption is voidable under certain circumstances if court finds that person whose consent is required gave false information; provides court in this state retains jurisdiction until adoption is finalized in this or in another state; provides that if unmarried biological father fails to take actions that are available to him to establish relationship with his child, his parental interest may be lost entirely, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2005 House • Filed
3/8/2005 House • Introduced -HJ 00111
3/14/2005 House • Referred to Future of Florida's Families (HFC); Civil Justice (JC); Health & Families Council -HJ 00223
3/21/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Future of Florida's Families (HFC), 03/23/05, 9:00 am, 12-H
3/23/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Future of Florida's Families (HFC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00337
4/1/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
4/2/2005 House • Now in Civil Justice (JC) -HJ 00337
4/11/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice (JC), 04/13/05, 1:00 pm, 24-H
4/13/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Civil Justice (JC); YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -HJ 00591
4/20/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Health & Families Council -HJ 00591
4/21/2005 House • On Council agenda-- Health & Families Council, 04/22/05, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
4/22/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- Health & Families Council; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00727
4/26/2005 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00727
4/28/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00955; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00956
5/2/2005 House • Read third time -HJ 01110; Passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 01111
5/2/2005 Senate • In Messages
5/6/2005 Senate • Died in Messages