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.
Last Action: 3/18/2025 Senate - CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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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
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CS/SB 558, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/14/2025 at 3:37 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1537 Contracts for Postadoption Contact McFarland Similar Last Action: 3/27/2025 H Now in Human Services Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 63.0427 Agreements for continued communication or contact between adopted child and siblings, parents, and other relatives. Page 1 (pdf) 63.102 Filing of petition for adoption or declaratory statement; venue; proceeding for approval of fees and costs. Page 4 (pdf) -
SB 558, Original Filed Version Posted 2/10/2025 at 8:30 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1537 Contracts for Postadoption Contact McFarland Identical Last Action: 3/27/2025 H Now in Human Services Subcommittee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 435036 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
(Grall)3/11/2025
8:34 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/12/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/12/2025 8:30 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 63.0427 Agreements for continued communication or contact between adopted child and siblings, parents, and other relatives. Page 1 (pdf)