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HB 789: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Brandenburg ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Randolph ; Skidmore ; Porth ; Culp ; Heller ; Jenne ; Kriseman ; Kiar ; Bucher ; Sachs ; Waldman ; Fitzgerald ; Schwartz

Adoption; provides that person who is homosexual is eligible to adopt child under certain enumerated circumstances; requires that certain eligibility criteria be met by clear & convincing evidence; provides that person who is homosexual is eligible to adopt child if child's parents are deceased, person proposing to adopt child is guardian of child, & certain additional specified conditions have been met, etc. Amends 63.042.

Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Action: 5/4/2007 House - Died in Committee on Healthy Families (HC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/12/2007 House • Filed
2/14/2007 House • Referred to Healthcare Council; Policy & Budget Council
3/1/2007 House • Referred to Healthy Families (HC) by Healthcare Council
3/6/2007 House • Introduced, referred to Healthcare Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00059; Referred to Healthy Families (HC) by Healthcare Council -HJ 00126
5/4/2007 House • Died in Committee on Healthy Families (HC)