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CS/SB 408: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Campbell

Adoption; requires petitioner in proceeding for termination of parental rights to provide notice to Vital Statistics Office of DOH; prohibits office from recording claim of paternity after date that termination of parental rights is filed; modifies consent required for adoption; provides that interest that entitles person to notice of adoption must be direct, financial & immediate; provides construction & applicability, etc. Amends 63.054,.062,.182.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 5/2/2006 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00827; Substituted HB 7151 -SJ 00803; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 7151 (Ch. 2006-265)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/20/2005 Senate • Filed
11/10/2005 Senate • Referred to Children and Families; Judiciary
1/13/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 01/24/06, 2:00 pm, 301-S
1/24/2006 Senate • Favorable with 6 amendment(s) by Children and Families; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
1/25/2006 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/7/2006 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Judiciary -SJ 00068; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 01/24/06, 2:00 pm, 301-S; Favorable with 6 amendment(s) by Children and Families; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00192; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00193
4/20/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/25/06, 1:45 pm, 401-S
4/25/2006 Senate • CS by- Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00647; CS read first time on 04/27/06 -SJ 00648
4/27/2006 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00647
5/2/2006 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00827; Substituted HB 7151 -SJ 00803; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 7151 (Ch. 2006-265)