Legislation - HB0243

Limiting the requirement that a petitioner's spouse join in the petition for adoption to apply only when the prospective adoptee is a minor; authorizing a petitioner's spouse to join in the petition for adoption if the prospective adoptee is an adult; establishing that certain provisions of law requiring the issuance and service of a show-cause order on a prospective adoptee's parents do not apply if the prospective adoptee is an adult; etc.

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Introduced in a prior session as: HB0214 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

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Chamber House Calendar Date 10/10/2024 Legislative Date 10/10/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Family Law - Adoption of an Adult Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2025 Legislative Date 1/10/2025 Action Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/17/2025 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2025 Legislative Date 2/18/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Family Law - Adoption of an Adult Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2025 Legislative Date 2/20/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/21/2025 Legislative Date 2/10/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/10/2024	10/10/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Family Law - Adoption of an Adult
House	1/10/2025	1/10/2025	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/17/2025	2/17/2025	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/18/2025	2/18/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	30 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Family Law - Adoption of an Adult
House	2/20/2025	2/20/2025	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	32 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/21/2025	2/10/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	30 Click to view Recorded Media

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