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2008 SESSION
HB 285 Adoptions; consent revocation period for parental placement.
Introduced by: David J. Toscano | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Consent revocation period for parental placement adoptions. Provides that consent to an adoption may be revoked by a birth parent for up to seven days after it is executed and that the seven day revocation period may be waived in writing at the time of consent provided that the child is at least 10 days old and the birth parent acknowledges having received independent legal counsel regarding the effect of such waiver. In the case of two consenting birth parents, the waiver by one consenting birth parent shall not affect the right of the second consenting birth parent to retain his seven-day revocation period. This bill eliminates the provision barring revocation of consent after a child is 10 days old.
FULL TEXT
- 01/02/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088468752 pdf
- 01/24/08 House: Printed as engrossed 088468752-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 085711752-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB285ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/02/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088468752
- 01/02/08 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/17/08 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 1-N)
- 01/18/08 House: Read first time
- 01/21/08 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/22/08 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/23/08 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/08 House: Read second time
- 01/24/08 House: Amendment by Delegate Toscano agreed to
- 01/24/08 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB285E
- 01/24/08 House: Printed as engrossed 088468752-E
- 01/25/08 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/28/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/29/08 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 085711752-S1
- 03/03/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/08 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 085711752-S1
- 03/04/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB285S1
- 03/04/08 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/08 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 085711752-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/08 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB285ER)
- 03/07/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 662 (effective 7/1/08)
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662)