SB 172: Adoption
GENERAL BILL by Rich ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith ; Margolis ; Bennett ; Geller
Adoption; provides that person who is homosexual is eligible to be adoptive parent under certain enumerated circumstances; requires that eligibility criteria be met by clear & convincing evidence. Amends 63.042.
Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Children and Families
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 9/8/2005 Senate • Filed
10/26/2005 Senate • Referred to Children and Families; Judiciary
2/7/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/14/06, 2:00 pm, 301-S --Temporarily postponed
3/7/2006 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Judiciary -SJ 00054; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/14/06, 2:00 pm, 301-S --Temporarily postponed
5/5/2006 Senate • Died in Committee on Children and Families
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SB 172, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/21/2005 at 12:57 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Children and Families (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2006 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location H 123 Adoption McInvale Similar Last Action: 5/5/2006 H Died in Committee on Future of Florida's Families (HFC)
Location:Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 582134 - Amendment
Children and Families
(Lynn)2/13/2006
1:17 PMWithdrawn
2/15/2006Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/14/2006 2:00 PM Children and Families View Vote Record Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 63.042 Who may be adopted; who may adopt.
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