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2019 SESSION

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HB 1758 Adoption by stepparent; background checks.

Introduced by: Christopher E. Collins | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Adoption by stepparent; background check. Removes, effective July 1, 2019, the ability of a prospective adoptive parent, who is a spouse of a birth parent or parent by adoption and who has filed a petition for adoption, to request the Department of State Police to conduct a national criminal background check of such prospective adoptive parent. Under current law, this provision is set to expire July 1, 2020. The bill also removes the condition that a prospective adoptive parent provide the court with a national background check of such person, but continues to require a court to consider such report.

FULL TEXT

• 12/21/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102197D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 12/21/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102197D
• 12/21/18  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/10/19  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/23/19  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/19  House: Left in Courts of Justice