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CS/CS/SB 1322: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Grall

Adoption; Specifying that certain adoption consents are valid, binding, and enforceable by the court; deleting a provision regarding the sufficiency of the home study provided by the adoption entity; requiring the court to order the transfer of custody of the child to the prospective adoptive parents under certain circumstances and in accordance with a certain transition plan; requiring the adoption entity to provide monthly supervision reports for a specified time; providing that a person contemplating adoption of a child may make specified payments to the mother of the child for a specified period of time regardless of whether the medical needs of the mother require such support, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 6/20/2023 - Chapter No. 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
    3/1/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/15/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/20/23, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/20/2023 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
    • Now in Judiciary
    3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/04/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/4/2023 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    4/5/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    4/11/2023 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
    4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/19/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    4/21/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/24/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/23
    4/25/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/27/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 563
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 564
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 564
    4/27/2023 House • In Messages
    5/1/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    5/2/2023 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    5/3/2023 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
    5/3/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
    6/12/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/19/2023 • Approved by Governor
    6/20/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-257

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  • CS/CS/SB 1322, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/4/2023 at 10:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1377 (c1) Adoption of Children in Dependency Court Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)
    H 1099 Adoption Persons-Mulicka Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)
    S 1288 Adoption Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    63.082 Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; revocation of consent. Page 3 (pdf)
    63.087 Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; general provisions. Page 9 (pdf)
    63.122 Notice of hearing on petition. Page 11 (pdf)
    63.132 Affidavit of expenses and receipts. Page 11 (pdf)
    63.212 Prohibited acts; penalties for violation. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 1322, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/21/2023 at 8:30 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1377 (c1) Adoption of Children in Dependency Court Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)
    H 1099 Adoption Persons-Mulicka Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)
    S 1288 Adoption Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/27/2023 10:54 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/3/2023 2:43 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    63.082 Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; revocation of consent. Page 3 (pdf)
    63.087 Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; general provisions. Page 9 (pdf)
    63.122 Notice of hearing on petition. Page 11 (pdf)
    63.132 Affidavit of expenses and receipts. Page 11 (pdf)
    63.212 Prohibited acts; penalties for violation. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1322, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/5/2023 at 3:22 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1377 (c1) Adoption of Children in Dependency Court Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)
    H 1099 Adoption Persons-Mulicka Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)
    S 1288 Adoption Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    381170 - Amendment
    Delete lines 82 - 89 and insert:
    Rules
    (Grall)
    4/17/2023
    5:09 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/20/2023
    Web Page
    PDF
    795410 - Amendment
    Delete lines 185 - 203 and insert:
    Rules
    (Grall)
    4/17/2023
    5:10 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/20/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/19/2023 8:30 AM Rules 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    63.082 Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; revocation of consent. Page 2 (pdf)
    63.087 Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; general provisions. Page 9 (pdf)
    63.122 Notice of hearing on petition. Page 10 (pdf)
    63.132 Affidavit of expenses and receipts. Page 10 (pdf)
    63.212 Prohibited acts; penalties for violation. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • SB 1322, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2023 at 8:31 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2023 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1377 Adoption of Children in Dependency Court Health & Human Services Committee Identical Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2023-257)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    583264 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Grall)
    4/3/2023
    1:39 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/4/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/20/2023 12:30 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/4/2023 2:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    63.082 Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; revocation of consent. Page 2 (pdf)

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