The Florida Senate

HB 833: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Argenio ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Crady ; Byrd ; Crow

Adoption; removes provisions authorizing 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 sanctions & award of attorney's fees under certain circumstances; provides for placement of minor pending adoption, etc. Amends Chs. 39, 63, 984, 985.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/20/2000	House	• Prefiled
  2/8/2000	House	• Referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Crime & Punishment (CRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
  2/9/2000	House	• Withdrawn from Family Law & Children (CJC); Crime & Punishment (CRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Rereferred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Governmental Operations (PRC)
  3/7/2000	House	• Introduced, referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Governmental Operations (PRC) -HJ 00057
  5/5/2000	House	• Died in Committee on Family Law & Children (CJC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1901 (Ch. 2000-188)

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• HB 833, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (5)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 346 (c1)	Adoption	Campbell	Similar	Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01145; Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1901 (Ch. 2000-188) Location:
  H 1873	Adoption	Sanderson	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2000 H Died in Committee on Family Law & Children (CJC) Location:
  H 1901 (c1)		Roberts	Compare	Last Action: 6/2/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-188; See also SB 2082 (Ch. 2000-213) Location:
  S 2080 (e1)	Child Protection/Abandoned Newborns	Grant	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2000 S In returning messages; Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00944; Reconsidered -SJ 00944; House Bill substituted -SJ 00944; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1901 (Ch. 2000-188); See also SB 2082 (Ch. 2000-213) Location:
  S 2526	Adoption	Silver	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died in Committee on Judiciary Location:

  Citations - Statutes (37)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  39.01	Definitions.
  39.703	Initiation of termination of parental rights proceedings.
  39.802	Petition for termination of parental rights; filing; elements.
  39.806	Grounds for termination of parental rights.
  39.811	Powers of disposition; order of disposition.
  39.812	Postdisposition relief.
  63.022	Legislative intent.
  63.032	Definitions.
  63.037
  63.039
  63.0425	Grandparent's right to adopt.
  63.052	Guardians designated; proof of commitment.
  63.062	Persons required to consent to adoption.
  63.072	Persons whose consent to an adoption may be waived.
  63.082	Execution of consent; family medical history; withdrawal of consent.
  63.085	Disclosure by intermediary.
  63.087
  63.088
  63.089
  63.092	Report to the court of intended placement by an intermediary; preliminary study.
  63.097	Fees.
  63.102	Filing of petition; venue; proceeding for approval of fees and costs.
  63.112	Petition for adoption; description; report or recommendation, exceptions; mailing.
  63.122	Notice of hearing on petition.
  63.125	Final home investigation.
  63.132	Report of expenditures and receipts.
  63.142	Hearing; judgment of adoption.
  63.162	Hearings and records in adoption proceedings; confidential nature.
  63.165	State registry of adoption information; duty to inform and explain.
  63.182	Appeal and validation of judgment.
  63.202	Authority to license; adoption of rules.
  63.207	Out-of-state placement.
  63.212	Prohibited acts; penalties for violation.
  63.219	Sanctions.
  63.301	Advisory council on adoption.
  984.03	Definitions.
  985.03	Definitions.

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