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2020 SESSION
HB 1662 Adoption by stepparent; background check.
Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Adoption by stepparent; background check. Repeals the July 1, 2020, sunset on provisions that require a circuit court, when determining whether an investigation by the director of the local department of social services should be required before a final order is entered to approve as an adoptive parent the spouse of a child's birth or adoptive parent, to consider the results of a national criminal history background check conducted on the prospective adoptive parent.
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HISTORY
- 01/17/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20104538D
- 01/17/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/28/20 House: Stricken from docket by Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)