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2009 SESSION

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HB 1937 Adoption records; all shall be available to birth parents, etc., upon showing of good cause.

Introduced by: Riley E. Ingram | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Adoption records.  Provides that records of all adoptions shall be open and information contained in such records shall be available to birth parents, adopted parents, and adopted persons where certain criteria are met and upon a showing of good cause. This requirement currently applies to adoptions finalized on or after July 1, 1994, only.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093231564  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/13/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093231564
• 01/13/09  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/20/09  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (16-Y 3-N)
• 01/21/09  House: Read first time
• 01/22/09  House: Motion to refer to committee agreed to
• 01/22/09  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/23/09  House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton)
• 02/10/09  House: Left in Appropriations