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CS/CS/SB 2: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Children and Families ; Judiciary ; Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rossin ; Diaz-Balart ; Gutman ; Clary ; Bronson ; Lee ; Childers ; Casas ; Cowin

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 duties of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; provides for placement of minor pending adoption, etc. Amends Chs. 39, 63, 984.03, 985.03.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
7/31/1998 Senate • Prefiled
11/10/1998 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children and Families
12/4/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/07/99, 9:00 am, Room-110S
1/7/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary
1/13/1999 Senate • Now in Children and Families
1/26/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/03/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S --Temporarily postponed
2/9/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/17/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S
2/17/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Children and Families
2/22/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families -SJ 00017; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/07/99, 9:00 am, Room-110S; Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary -SJ 00015; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -SJ 00101; Now in Children and Families -SJ 00015; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/03/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/17/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S; Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Children and Families -SJ 00016; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -SJ 00101; Placed on Calendar -SJ 00016
3/30/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00419; Read second time -SJ 00385; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00386; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00387
4/6/1999 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00431; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00432
4/7/1999 House • In Messages
4/30/1999 House • Died in Messages