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SB 498: Adoptions

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Adoptions; Requiring that the court provide a petitioner with certain information related to postadoption services and informal change of custody; removing the requirement that a violation of the section must be willful and with criminal intent in order for such violation to result in criminal liability; requiring any adoption that conducts intercountry adoptions to meet certain requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/10/2013 Senate • SPB 7002 submitted as a committee bill (SB 498) by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
• Filed
12/18/2013 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 42
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 42
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224)