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2008 SESSION

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HB 138 Adoption; filing of petition.

Introduced by: Christopher K. Peace | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Filing of petition for adoption.  Provides that a petition filed while a child is under 18 years of age shall not become invalid because the child reaches 18 years of age prior to the entry of a final order of adoption and that any final order of adoption entered after a child reaches 18 years of age, where the petition was filed prior to the child turning 18 years of age, shall have the same effect as if the child was under 18 years of age at the time the order was entered by the circuit court, provided the court has obtained the consent of the adoptee.

FULL TEXT

• 12/20/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084440676  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/08  House: Printed as engrossed 084440676-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB138ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0116)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/20/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084440676
• 12/20/07  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/17/08  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/08  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/18/08  House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton)
• 01/30/08  House: Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/08  House: Read first time
• 02/04/08  House: Read second time
• 02/04/08  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/04/08  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB138E
• 02/04/08  House: Printed as engrossed 084440676-E
• 02/05/08  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/06/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/06/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/15/08  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/08  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/08  House: Enrolled
• 02/20/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB138ER)
• 02/21/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 116 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/05/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0116)