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CS/CS/HB 673: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Adkins ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Artiles ; Eagle ; Latvala ; Perry ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Spano

Adoption; Revises circumstances under which adoption consent is valid, binding, & enforceable; requires court to determine, under certain circumstances, whether change of placement of child is in child’s best interests, rather than whether change of placement is appropriate.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/1/2016 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 590 (Ch. 2016-71) -HJ 616
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/16/2015 House • Filed
11/23/2015 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 60
1/11/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 59
1/13/2016 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 219
1/14/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 215
1/15/2016 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 228
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 228
1/26/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/16, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
1/28/2016 House • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 334
2/1/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 329
2/2/2016 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 362
• On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/04/16, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
2/4/2016 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 399
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 399
2/26/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
3/1/2016 House • Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 590 -HJ 616
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 590 (Ch. 2016-71) -HJ 616