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
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 |
610347 - Amendment to Amendment (191907)