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HB227

Adoption by stepparent; background check.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Chris Stolle (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Adoption by stepparent; background check.

Requires a circuit court, when determining whether an investigation by the director of the local department of social services should be required before a final order is entered to approve as an adoptive parent the spouse of a child's birth or adoptive parent, to consider the results of a national criminal history background check conducted on the prospective adoptive parent. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2020. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 12/29/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102229D
  • 12/29/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 01/15/2018 - House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 01/16/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB227)
  • 01/16/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
  • 01/18/2018 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
  • 01/22/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 01/23/2018 - House: Passed by for the day
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB227E
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Printed as engrossed 18102229D-E
  • 01/25/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
  • 01/25/2018 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
  • 01/26/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/26/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB227E)
  • 02/02/2018 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106639D-S1
  • 02/05/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB227S1)
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106639D-S1
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB227S1
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 18106639D-S1 (97-Y 1-N)
  • 02/08/2018 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N)
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB227ER)
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB227ER)
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/15/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/15/17
  • 02/15/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2018
  • 02/22/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 9 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 02/22/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0009)

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