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2008 SESSION
HB 946 Adoption; period of validity of home study.
Introduced by: Sal R. Iaquinto | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Adoption; period of validity of home study. Provides that any home study conducted for the purpose of parental placement or agency placement shall be valid for a period of 36 months from the date of completion of the study. However, the Board may, by regulation, require an additional state criminal background check before finalizing an adoption if more than 18 months have passed from the completion of the home study.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088507560 pdf | impact statement
- 01/21/08 House: Printed as engrossed 088507560-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB946ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/08 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB946ER2) pdf
- 03/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0494) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088507560
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/17/08 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/08 House: Read first time
- 01/21/08 House: Read second time
- 01/21/08 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/21/08 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB946E
- 01/21/08 House: Printed as engrossed 088507560-E
- 01/22/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/23/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/23/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/15/08 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (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: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/19/08 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/19/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/19/08 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/08 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/08 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/25/08 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/08 House: Enrolled
- 02/27/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB946ER)
- 02/27/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/08 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/06/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/07/08 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 7-N)
- 03/08/08 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 03/08/08 House: Reenrolled
- 03/08/08 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB946ER2)
- 03/08/08 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 03/08/08 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 03/08/08 House: Enacted, Chapter 494 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0494)