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CS/SB 550: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Judiciary

Adoption; removes provisions authorizing licensed child-placing agencies to file actions to terminate parental rights; provides additional requirements for petition for adoption; prohibits filing such petition until order terminating parental rights is final; revises legislative intent re adoptions in this state; provides for placement of minor pending adoption; permits affidavit of nonpaternity under certain circumstances, etc. Amends Chs. 39, 63.

Effective Date: 10/01/1998
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/30/1997 Senate • Prefiled
1/6/1998 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Ways and Means
1/13/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/21/98, 1:30 pm, Room-309C--Not considered
1/26/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/04/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C --Temporarily postponed
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Ways and Means -SJ 00039; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/21/98, 1:30 pm, Room-309C--Not considered; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/04/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/05/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C --Temporarily postponed
3/10/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/13/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C
3/13/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary -SJ 00222; CS read first time on 03/19/98 -SJ 00227
3/18/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from- Ways and Means -SJ 00168
3/19/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00222
4/8/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00406
4/9/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00406
4/13/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00424; Read second time -SJ 00453; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00453; Amendment pending -SJ 00454
4/15/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00478; Pending amendment adopted -SJ 00472; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00472; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00473
4/16/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00490; CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 3 -SJ 00491; Immediately certified -SJ 00491
4/16/1998 House • In Messages
5/1/1998 House • Died in Messages