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2007 SESSION
SB 1041 Adoption laws; administrative changes.
Introduced by: Jay O'Brien | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Adoption laws. Provides that a birth father, including one married to the birth mother, may consent to the termination of all of his parental rights prior to the birth of the child and that an executed denial of paternity by the putative father is sufficient to rebut the presumption that he is the father. The court is allowed to dispense with requirements regarding filing of the birth father's identifying information in certain instances. The bill provides that if a birth parent or legal guardian executing a consent, entrustment, or other document related to the adoption, cannot provide the identification required by a notary the birth parent may execute a self-authenticating affidavit as to his identity. Reduces from 21 to 15 days the amount of time a father has to object to an entrustment after notice to make it consistent with provisions changed in 2006. The bill allows a court to waive certain procedural provisions with regard to the spouse of an adoptive parent where the procedural provisions apply only to one adoptive parent. No notice or consent is required of any birth parent of a child whose adoption was finalized in a foreign country or for whom a guardianship order was granted when the child was approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services for purposes of adoption. When there has been an interstate transfer of the child in a parental placement adoption all matters relating to the adoption of the child including, but not limited to, custody and parentage shall be determined in the court of appropriate jurisdiction in the state that was approved for finalization of the adoption by the interstate compact authorities. Clarifies that if the putative father's identity is reasonably ascertainable, he must be noticed as the Putative Father Registry dictates. The background check requirement is waived for a birth parent who revokes an entrustment or placement agreement. A number of the changes conform the law to changes made during the 2006 Session. This bill is identical to HB 1985.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 076055784 pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 070581784-S1 pdf
- 02/15/07 House: Committee substitute printed 077672784-H1 pdf
- 02/20/07 House: Floor substitute printed 070591525-H2 (Toscano) pdf
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1041ER) pdf
- 04/03/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0606) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 076055784
- 01/09/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/31/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 070581784-S1
- 02/02/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/07 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 070581784-S1
- 02/05/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1041S1
- 02/06/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/07/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/07 House: Read first time
- 02/07/07 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/15/07 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/07 House: Committee substitute printed 077672784-H1
- 02/16/07 House: Read second time
- 02/19/07 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/07 House: Read third time
- 02/20/07 House: Committee substitute rejected 077672784-H1
- 02/20/07 House: Floor substitute printed 070591525-H2 (Toscano)
- 02/20/07 House: Substitute by Delegate Toscano agreed to 070591525-H2
- 02/20/07 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB1041H2
- 02/20/07 House: Passed House with substitute (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1041ER)
- 03/07/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 606 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/03/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0606)