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CS/HB 197: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Family Law & Children ; Byrd ; Roberts-Burke ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Murman

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; provides duty of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; conforms provisions re grandparent's right to adopt, etc. Amends Chs. 39 & 63, 984.03, 985.03.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/17/1998 House • Prefiled
12/18/1998 House • Referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
12/21/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (CJC), 01/06/99, 9:00 am, 317C
1/6/1999 House • Comm. Action: CS by Family Law & Children (CJC)
1/22/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
1/29/1999 House • Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00031; On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (CJC), 01/06/99, 9:00 am, 317C; Comm. Action: CS by Family Law & Children (CJC) -HJ 00102; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -HJ 00095; Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00102
4/30/1999 House • Died in Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)