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CS/HB 599: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Healthcare Council ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Grant ; Needelman

Adoption; provides for service of process by publication for termination of parental rights under Adoption law; provides legislative intent; provides that if unmarried biological father fails to report change of address to Fla. Putative Father Registry, failure is not valid defense based upon lack of notice & adoption entity or adoption petitioner is not obligated to search further for registrant, etc. Amends Chs. 49, 63, 382, 383, 409, 742.

Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Action: 5/4/2007 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/24/2007 House • Filed
1/31/2007 House • Referred to Healthcare Council
2/8/2007 House • Referred to Healthy Families (HC) by Healthcare Council
3/6/2007 House • Introduced, referred to Healthcare Council -HJ 00047; Referred to Healthy Families (HC) by Healthcare Council -HJ 00123
3/16/2007 House • On Committee agenda-- Healthy Families (HC), 03/20/07, 8:30 am, 216-C
3/20/2007 House • Favorable with 8 amendment(s) by Healthy Families (HC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00244
3/21/2007 House • Now in Healthcare Council -HJ 00244
4/13/2007 House • On Council agenda-- Healthcare Council, 04/17/07, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
4/17/2007 House • CS by- Healthcare Council; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00586
4/23/2007 House • CS read 1st time on 04/23/07 -HJ 00576; CS filed
4/24/2007 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00639
4/27/2007 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00844; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00845
4/30/2007 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 00883; CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 1 -HJ 00883
4/30/2007 Senate • In Messages
5/4/2007 Senate • Died in Messages