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2018 SESSION
HB 413 Adoption; gender-neutral terms.
Introduced by: Marcus B. Simon | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Adoption; gender-neutral terms. Makes parenting and marriage terminology gender-neutral in the relevant law regarding adoption so that it is applicable to both same-sex and opposite-sex married couples to comport with the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015).
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HISTORY
- 01/05/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101293D
- 01/05/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/18 House: Left in Courts of Justice