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CS/SB 346: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Children and Families ; Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Latvala ; Cowin ; Casas ; Childers ; Geller ; Scott

Adoption; removes authority of licensed child-placing agencies to file actions to terminate parental rights; provides additional requirements for petition for adoption; provides duties of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; provides for placement of minor pending adoption; specifies information that must be disclosed to persons seeking to adopt minor & to parents, etc. Amends Chs. 39, 63, 984, 985.

Effective Date: 10/01/2000
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01145; Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1901 (Ch. 2000-188)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/3/1999 Senate • Prefiled
11/30/1999 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children and Families
1/11/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/19/00, 1:00 pm, 110-S
1/19/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 7 amendment(s) by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
1/20/2000 Senate • Now in Children and Families
3/2/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 03/07/00, 3:45 pm, 37-S
3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families -SJ 00029; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/19/00, 1:00 pm, 110-S; Comm. Action: Favorable with 7 amendment(s) by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00008; Now in Children and Families -SJ 00008; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 03/07/00, 3:45 pm, 37-S; Comm. Action:-CS by Children and Families; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00172; CS read first time on 03/09/00 -SJ 00188
3/9/2000 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00172
4/11/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00406
4/12/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00420
4/18/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00462
4/19/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00462
4/26/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00520
4/28/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00581
5/1/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00628
5/2/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00729
5/3/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00888
5/4/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00994
5/5/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01145; Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1901 (Ch. 2000-188)