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2001 SESSION
HB 1595 Adoptive parents; background check.
Introduced by: Richard H. Black | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Child welfare agencies; criminal background checks. Provides that a child-placing agency may approve as an adoptive parent an applicant convicted of not more than one misdemeanor simple assault conviction provided 10 years have elapsed following the conviction.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/15/00 013458636 pdf
- 01/23/01 House: Printed as engrossed 013458636-E pdf
- 02/22/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1595ER) pdf
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0778) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/15/00 013458636
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/15/01 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
- 01/16/01 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendment (21-Y 1-N)
- 01/17/01 House: Read first time
- 01/18/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/19/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/22/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/23/01 House: Read second time
- 01/23/01 House: Committee amendment rejected
- 01/23/01 House: Amendment by Del. Black agreed to
- 01/23/01 House: Passed by temporarily
- 01/23/01 House: Amendment by Del. Black reconsidered
- 01/23/01 House: Amendment by Del. Black withdrawn
- 01/23/01 House: Amendment #2 by Del. Black agreed to
- 01/23/01 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/23/01 House: Printed as engrossed 013458636-E
- 01/24/01 House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
- 01/24/01 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
- 01/24/01 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/25/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/25/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/09/01 Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. w/amendment (12-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/01 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/01 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/13/01 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/13/01 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/14/01 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/14/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/15/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/01 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 3-N)
- 02/16/01 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 3-N)
- 02/22/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1595ER)
- 02/23/01 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 778 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0778)