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