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2004 SESSION

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SB 62 Adoption; requirements for agencies outside State.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Adoption; child-placing agencies outside the Commonwealth. Requires any child-placing agency outside the Commonwealth, or its agent, that executes an entrustment agreement in the Commonwealth with a birth parent for the termination of all parental rights and responsibilities with respect to a child to comply with the Commonwealth's laws regarding entrustment agreements, revocations of entrustment agreements and birth parent counseling. Any entrustment agreement that fails to follow such requirements shall be void. The bill adds the requirement that an entrustment agreement for the termination of all parental rights and responsibilities shall be executed in writing and notarized.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/29/03 043402728  pdf | impact statement
• 01/21/04  Senate: Floor substitute printed 043453728-S1 (Edwards)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/15/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB62ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/21/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0815)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• House amendments engrossed
• Senate amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/29/03 043402728
• 01/14/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 01/16/04  Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. w/amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/04  Senate: Read second time
• 01/20/04  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/20/04  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/20/04  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/21/04  Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/04  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/04  Senate: Committee amendment rejected
• 01/21/04  Senate: Floor substitute printed 043453728-S1 (Edwards)
• 01/21/04  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/21/04  Senate: Substitute by Sen. Edwards agreed to 043453728-S1
• 01/21/04  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB62S1
• 01/22/04  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/04  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/23/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/23/04  House: Read first time
• 01/23/04  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/17/04  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
• 02/19/04  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/04  House: Read second time
• 02/23/04  House: Read third time
• 02/23/04  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/23/04  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/23/04  House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB62ER)
• 03/15/04  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/16/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/14/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 815 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/21/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0815)