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2018 SESSION
HB 418 Adoption; circuit court to accept a petition filed by child's foster parent.
Introduced by: Jennifer Carroll Foy | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Adoption by foster parent. Directs a circuit court to accept a petition for adoption filed by the child's foster parent and to order a thorough investigation if (i) the child-placing agency holding custody of the child consents to the adoption after the child has resided in the home of such foster parent continuously for at least six months and (ii) the birth parents' rights to the child have been terminated. Current law requires a circuit court to accept such petition in such circumstances only after the child has resided in the home of such foster parent continuously for at least 18 months. The bill provides that after the child has resided in the home of the foster parent continuously for at least 18 months, the consent of the child-placing agency holding custody of the child is no longer needed in order to require the court to accept the petition and order an investigation. The bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/18 18101575D pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB418ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0094) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/05/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/18 18101575D
- 01/05/18 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/17/18 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/31/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/18 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/18 House: Read first time
- 02/09/18 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/12/18 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/16/18 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/18 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/18 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/18 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB418ER)
- 02/22/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
- 02/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
- 03/02/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 94 (effective 3/2/18)
- 03/02/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0094)