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2021 SESSION
HB 1957 Adult adoption; investigation and report.
Introduced by: G. "John" Avoli | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Adult adoption; investigation and report. Removes the requirement that an investigation and report be conducted when a petition is filed for the adoption of a person 18 years of age or older on the basis of good cause shown and after a showing that the person to be adopted is at least 15 years younger than the petitioner and the petitioner and the person to be adopted have known each other for at least one year prior to the filing of the petition for adoption.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100326D
- 01/11/21 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/15/21 House: Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
- 01/20/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/21 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/21 House: Read first time
- 01/27/21 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/21 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)