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2018 SESSION
HB 241 Adoption; lowers amount of time child must reside with close relative.
Introduced by: Emily M. Brewer | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Close relative adoption. Lowers from three years to two years the amount of time a child must have continuously resided with or been under the physical custody of the prospective close relative adoptive parent in order for the adoption proceeding to commence in circuit court and be exempt from the parental placement provisions.
FULL TEXT
- 01/02/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103409D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB241ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/02/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103409D
- 01/02/18 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/18/18 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/18 House: Read first time
- 01/23/18 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/24/18 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/25/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/02/18 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/18 Senate: Read third time
- 02/06/18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/18 House: Enrolled
- 02/07/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB241ER)
- 02/07/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/09/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/12/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 02/12/18
- 02/12/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 19, 2018
- 02/19/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 4 (effective 7/1/18)
- 02/19/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004)