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2006 SESSION

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HB 727 Adoption laws; changes in provisions.

Introduced by: Michele B. McQuigg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Administrative changes to adoption laws. Expands jurisdiction and venue choices for parties involved in adoption, reduces the review time of an adoption petition, and adds factors for the court to consider when determining whether or not to grant an adoption petition. Additionally, the bill sets out the procedure for close relative adoptions.  The bill also makes several other administrative changes to the adoption laws to make navigating through the adoption process easier and to facilitate use of the process by all involved.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061263412  pdf
• 02/07/06  House: Committee substitute printed 062868412-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/02/06  Senate: Committee substitute printed 064659412-S1  pdf
• 03/10/06  House: Conference substitute printed 062912412-H2  pdf
• 03/21/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB727ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/19/06  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB727ER2)  pdf
• 04/19/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0848)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Conference amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061263412
• 01/10/06  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/19/06  House: Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
• 01/19/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/06/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/06  House: Committee substitute printed 062868412-H1
• 02/08/06  House: Read first time
• 02/09/06  House: Read second time
• 02/09/06  House: Committee substitute agreed to 062868412-H1
• 02/09/06  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB727H1
• 02/10/06  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/13/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/01/06  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/06  Senate: Committee substitute printed 064659412-S1
• 03/03/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/06  Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: Read third time
• 03/06/06  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/06/06  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 064659412-S1
• 03/06/06  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB727S1
• 03/06/06  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/06  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/08/06  House: Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 94-N)
• 03/08/06  House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 94-N)
• 03/09/06  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/06  Senate: VOTE: (37-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/06  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 03/09/06  House: House acceded to request
• 03/09/06  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/09/06  House: Delegates: McQuigg, Athey, Toscano
• 03/09/06  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/09/06  Senate: Senators: O'Brien, Quayle, Herring
• 03/10/06  House: Conference substitute printed 062912412-H2
• 03/10/06  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/06  House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/06  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
• 03/21/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB727ER)
• 03/21/06  House: Enrolled
• 03/21/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/22/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/11/06  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/18/06  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/19/06  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
• 04/19/06  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 04/19/06  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
• 04/19/06  Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
• 04/19/06  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/19/06  House: Reenrolled
• 04/19/06  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB727ER2)
• 04/19/06  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/19/06  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/19/06  House: Enacted, Chapter 848 (effective 7/1/06)
• 04/19/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0848)