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2009 SESSION
HB 2159 Adoption of a child; amends statutes governing.
Introduced by: David J. Toscano | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Adoption of a child. Amends statutes governing adoption of a child to provide that (i) where any provision of the statutes governing adoption apply to only one adoptive parent, the court may waive the application of the procedural provision for the spouse of the adoptive parent to whom the provision applies; (ii) payment of child support shall in the absence of any other contact with the child not constitute contact for the purpose of determining whether a parent has abandoned a child; (iii) a court may grant a petition for adoption in the absence of consent by a parent upon filing of a death certificate for that parent; (iv) parental consent to an entrustment agreement shall be revocable prior to entry of a final order of adoption upon proof of fraud or duress, or upon the consent of the birth parents and adoptive parents or child-placing agency; (v) for purposes of consenting to an adoption, an affidavit signed by the birth mother stating that the identity of the birth father is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable shall be sufficient to establish that the identity of the father is not known; (vi) where the identity of the birth father is reasonably ascertainable but the whereabouts of the birth father are not reasonably ascertainable, verification of compliance with the requirements of the Putative Father Registry shall be provided to the court; (vii) where a child has been placed under the physical custody and care of the prospective adoptive parents and the birth parent or parents fail to appear at the hearing to execute consent, the court may grant the petition without the consent of the parents; and (viii) where a putative father's identity and whereabouts are reasonably ascertainable, notice of the existence of an adoption plan and the availability of registration with the Putative Father Registry shall be mailed to the putative birth father by certified mail either before or after the birth of the child.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096664752 pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093267752-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2159ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/09 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2159ER2) pdf
- 04/08/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096664752
- 01/14/09 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/21/09 House: Assigned HWI sub: Welfare
- 01/29/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 01/29/09 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093267752-H1
- 01/30/09 House: Read first time
- 02/02/09 House: Read second time
- 02/02/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 093267752-H1
- 02/02/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2159H1
- 02/03/09 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/13/09 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/17/09 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/17/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/17/09 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/09 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (2-Y 96-N)
- 02/19/09 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (2-Y 96-N)
- 02/23/09 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/23/09 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/24/09 House: House acceded to request
- 02/25/09 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/25/09 Senate: Senators: Barker, Hanger, Herring
- 02/25/09 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/25/09 House: Delegates: Toscano, Iaquinto, Peace
- 02/26/09 House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/09 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/09 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2159ER)
- 03/09/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/30/09 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/07/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/08/09 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/08/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/08/09 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/08/09 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/08/09 House: Reenrolled
- 04/08/09 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2159ER2)
- 04/08/09 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/08/09 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/08/09 House: Enacted, Chapter 805 (effective 7/1/09)
- 04/08/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)