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2024 SESSION

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HB 140 Adoption; award of damages, death by wrongful act.

Introduced by: David A. Reid | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Adoption; award of damages; death by wrongful act. Provides that, in a case for death by wrongful act, the child of a decedent who has been adopted after the death of such decedent shall be included in the class of beneficiaries entitled to an award of damages resulting from such case, provided that a court had not previously terminated the parental rights of such decedent. This bill is identical to SB 209.

FULL TEXT

• 01/02/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100045D  pdf
• 02/06/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24100045D-E  pdf
• 02/27/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB140ER)  pdf
• 03/14/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0069)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/02/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100045D
• 01/02/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/19/24  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/22/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/24  House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
• 02/01/24  House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/24  House: Read first time
• 02/06/24  House: Read second time
• 02/06/24  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/06/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB140E
• 02/06/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24100045D-E
• 02/07/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/24  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB140ER)
• 02/27/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 03/14/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 69 (effective 7/1/24)
• 03/14/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0069)