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SB 1288: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Adoption; Exempting certain adoption proceedings from specified requirements if certain documentation is contained in the court’s file; providing when an adoption entity, rather than an intermediary, becomes the designated guardian of the person for a child; revising consent requirements for unmarried biological fathers; providing that a consent to adoption may identify a specific adoptive parent; requiring the clerk of court to issue a separate case number for a petition for adoption and providing that such petition may not be maintained in a specified court file, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2023 Senate • Filed
3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)