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2003 SESSION

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HB 1844 Secretary of Health and Human Resources; adoption awareness campaign.

Introduced by: Gary A. Reese | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Secretary of Health and Human Resources; adoption awareness campaign. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to conduct an adoption awareness campaign to expand the public's awareness of the benefits of adoption and to promote adoption as a positive alternative to abortion. The campaign shall include the dissemination to the public of information about the number of children in the Commonwealth who need permanent families and the experiences of adoptive families. The provisions of the bill are contingent upon an appropriation being included in the 2003 Appropriation Act to effectuate the purposes of the bill.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 035929903  pdf | impact statements
• 01/16/03  House: Printed as engrossed 035929903-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/03/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1844ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0491)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• Senate amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 035929903
• 01/08/03  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/14/03  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (14-Y 7-N)
• 01/15/03  House: Read first time
• 01/16/03  House: Read second time
• 01/16/03  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/16/03  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/16/03  House: Printed as engrossed 035929903-E
• 01/17/03  House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 9-N)
• 01/17/03  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 9-N)
• 01/17/03  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/20/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/20/03  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/05/03  Senate: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/03  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/12/03  Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/03  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/14/03  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/14/03  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/14/03  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/03  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/18/03  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/03  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1844ER)
• 03/05/03  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 491 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/26/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0491)