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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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