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CS/SB 558: Contracts for Postadoption Contact

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Grall

Contracts for Postadoption Contact; Authorizing certain parties to enter into a written contract for postadoption contact which permits contact between an adopted child and his or her birth parent and siblings; requiring that the contract be filed with, approved by, and entered into a certain final judgment by the court under certain circumstances; authorizing and providing requirements for enforcement, modification, or termination of the contract; prohibiting enforcement of the contract in certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2026
Last Action: 3/18/2025 Senate - CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/10/2025 Senate • Filed
2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
3/12/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
3/14/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Judiciary
3/18/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time