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2009 SESSION
HB 2160 Post-adoption contact and communication; establishes procedures between birth parents, etc.
Introduced by: David J. Toscano | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Post-adoption contact and communication. Authorizes and establishes procedures governing post-adoption contact and communication agreements between the birth parent or parents of a child and the pre-adoptive parent or parents. Post-adoption contact and communication agreements shall not be required as a condition of approving any adoption. Failure to comply with the terms of a post-adoption contact and communication agreement shall not affect (i) the consent to the adoption, (ii) the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights, (iii) the voluntary or involuntary termination of parental rights, or (iv) the finality of the adoption. This bill is identical to SB1011.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098213752 pdf
- 01/26/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093258752-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2160ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098213752
- 01/14/09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/09 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/21/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 01/23/09 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093258752-H1
- 01/27/09 House: Read first time
- 01/28/09 House: Read second time
- 01/28/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 093258752-H1
- 01/28/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2160H1
- 01/29/09 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/09 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/09 Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/09 Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/13/09 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (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: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/09 House: Enrolled
- 02/18/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2160ER)
- 02/18/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/18/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 98 (effective 7/1/09)
- 02/25/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098)