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HB241

Adoption; lowers amount of time child must reside with close relative.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Emily Jordan (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Close relative adoption.

Lowers from three years to two years the amount of time a child must have continuously resided with or been under the physical custody of the prospective close relative adoptive parent in order for the adoption proceeding to commence in circuit court and be exempt from the parental placement provisions.

  • Bill History

  • 01/02/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103409D
  • 01/02/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 01/11/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB241)
  • 01/18/2018 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
  • 01/22/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 01/23/2018 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
  • 01/24/2018 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 01/25/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/25/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
  • 02/02/2018 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/06/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB241ER)
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB241ER)
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 02/12/18
  • 02/12/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 19, 2018
  • 02/19/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 4 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 02/19/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004)

Full text and vote history:

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