CS/HB 775: Adoption
GENERAL BILL by Council for Healthy Communities ; Mahon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Jennings ; Rich ; Lerner ; Sobel ; Brutus ; Gelber ; Fields
Adoption; reduces time period within which action must be filed to nullify adoption or termination of parental rights on grounds of fraud or providing false information; provides time limitation for use of scientific testing to show probability of paternity; requires CFS Dept. to maintain paternity registry within state registry of adoption information; enacts Interstate Compact on Adoption & Medical Assistance, etc. Amends Ch. 63; creates 409.406,.407.
Last Action: 3/22/2002 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 592 (Ch. 2002-16)
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 1/9/2002 | House | 
                                    • Prefiled | 
                        
| 1/11/2002 | House | 
                                    • Referred to Child & Family Security (HCC); Judicial Oversight (SGC); Council for Healthy Communities | 
                        
| 1/22/2002 | House | 
                                    • Introduced, referred to Child & Family Security (HCC); Judicial Oversight (SGC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00056 | 
                        
| 2/4/2002 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Child & Family Security (HCC), 02/07/02, 8:00 am, 24-H | 
                        
| 2/7/2002 | House | 
                                    • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Child & Family Security (HCC); YEAS  9  NAYS  0 -HJ 00228 | 
                        
| 2/11/2002 | House | 
                                    • Now in Judicial Oversight (SGC) -HJ 00228 | 
                        
| 2/19/2002 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 02/21/02, 8:00 am, 212-K | 
                        
| 2/21/2002 | House | 
                                    • Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Judicial Oversight (SGC); YEAS  6  NAYS  3 -HJ 00292 | 
                        
| 2/25/2002 | House | 
                                    • Now in Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00292; On Council agenda-- Council for Healthy Communities, 02/26/02, 8:00 am, Reed Hall | 
                        
| 2/26/2002 | House | 
                                    • CS by- Council for Healthy Communities; YEAS  14  NAYS  0 -HJ 00366 | 
                        
| 3/1/2002 | House | 
                                    • CS read first time on 03/01/02 -HJ 00364; Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00366; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00366 | 
                        
| 3/6/2002 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Special Order Calendar | 
                        
| 3/11/2002 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00951; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00951 | 
                        
| 3/12/2002 | House | 
                                    • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 01074 | 
                        
| 3/13/2002 | House | 
                                    • Read third time -HJ 01214; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01215; CS passed as amended; YEAS  117  NAYS  0 -HJ 01220 | 
                        
| 3/13/2002 | Senate | 
                                    • In Messages | 
                        
| 3/19/2002 | Senate | 
                                    • Received, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 01031 | 
                        
| 3/22/2002 | Senate | 
                                    • Died in Committee on Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 592 (Ch. 2002-16) |