SB171: Adoption; former adoptive parent who stood in loco parentis may petition to adopt child.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Harry Blevins (R-14)
Harry Blevins
(R-14)
Served: 2001–
Progress
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Passed Senate |
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Status
03/08/2008: Passed the Senate
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- 01/07/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087775204
- 01/07/2008 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/14/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB171)
- 02/01/2008 Committee substitute printed 080282204-S1
- 02/01/2008 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/04/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/05/2008 Read second time
- 02/05/2008 Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 080282204-S1
- 02/05/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB171S1
- 02/06/2008 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/06/2008 Communicated to House
- 02/12/2008 Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/2008 Read first time
- 02/12/2008 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/15/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB171S1)
- 02/21/2008 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/21/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/29/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2008 Committee substitute printed 089589204-H1
- 03/04/2008 Read second time
- 03/05/2008 Read third time
- 03/05/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 089589204-H1
- 03/05/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB171H1
- 03/05/2008 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/06/2008 House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/08/2008 Enrolled
- 03/08/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB171ER)
- 03/08/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB171ER)
- 03/11/2008 Signed by President
- 03/12/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/2008 Signed by President
- 04/11/2008 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Summary
Adoption by former stepparents. Expands the exception
to the divestiture of parental rights of a birth parent or parent by previous
adoption applicable in cases of stepparent adoptions to cases where a former
stepparent petitions to adopt a child.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight
has video: 01/14/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/05/2008, 02/06/2008, 02/06/2008, 02/12/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/21/2008, 02/29/2008, 03/06/2008 and 03/11/2008.
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