Adoption; circuit court to accept a petition filed by child's foster parent. (HB418)
Introduced By
Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Woodbridge)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/05/2018 | Committee |
01/05/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/18 18101575D |
01/05/2018 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/11/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB418) |
01/17/2018 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/31/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2018 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2018 | Read first time |
02/09/2018 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/12/2018 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/12/2018 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/13/2018 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
02/16/2018 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2018 | Read third time |
02/20/2018 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2018 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2018 | Enrolled |
02/22/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB418ER) |
02/22/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB418ER) |
02/22/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
02/23/2018 | Signed by President |
02/26/2018 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018 |
02/26/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018 |
03/02/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 94 (effective 3/2/18) |
03/02/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0094) |