HB 1873: Adoption
GENERAL BILL by Sanderson; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Byrd; Sembler; Lacasa; Albright; Villalobos; Fuller; Starks; Bloom; Farkas; Maygarden; Sorensen; Barreiro; Hafner; Kyle; Kelly; Wallace; Hart
Adoption; provides that prospective adoptive parents become legal custodians of child pending finalization of adoption; provides for removal of child from unsuitable home; prescribes certain obligations that must be met by father of prospective adoptee in order to preserve his right of consent in adoption; prohibits birth parents from contracting with, or accepting benefits from, more than one agency or intermediary, etc. Amends FS.
Effective Date: 7/1/2000 07/01/2000
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died in Committee on Family Law & Children (CJC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died in Committee on Family Law & Children (CJC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/9/2000 | House |
• Filed; Introduced HJ 00216 |
| 3/14/2000 | House |
• Referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00286 |
| 5/5/2000 | House |
• Died in Committee on Family Law & Children (CJC) |