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CS/CS/HB 61: Adoption Benefits

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Roth ; Daniels ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fernandez-Barquin ; Fetterhoff ; Fine ; Gregory ; Joseph ; Mercado ; Overdorf ; Polo ; Polsky

Adoption Benefits; Provides eligibility to certain veterans & servicemembers for specified adoption benefits.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 6/10/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-22
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/15/2019 House • Filed
9/23/2019 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 12
10/17/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 10/24/19, 9:30 am, 12 HOB
10/24/2019 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 284
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
10/28/2019 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 383
10/30/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 11/06/19, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
11/6/2019 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 288
11/7/2019 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 288
1/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 01/16/20, 12:30 pm, Morris Hall
• Introduced -HJ 11
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 276
1/16/2020 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 395
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 383
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/22/20
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 379
1/22/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 415
• Read 3rd time -HJ 415
• CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 415
1/29/2020 Senate • In Messages
2/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 252
2/6/2020 Senate • Received -SJ 252
2/19/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 324
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 136 -SJ 324
• Read 2nd time -SJ 324
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/26/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 338
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 339
3/3/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 718
5/26/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/9/2020 • Approved by Governor
6/10/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-22