Legislation

Title: Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services
Sponsored by: Delegates Malone and Carr
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Repealing certain provisions of law specifying that certain provisions of law apply only to adoptions in which a juvenile court enters an order for adoption on or after January 1, 2000; altering, from 21 to 18, the age at which an adoptee, or biological parent if the adoptee is at least a certain age, may apply for a copy of certain birth and adoptions records; requiring the Director of Social Services to develop and make available a certain contact preference form; etc.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0743

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2020 Legislative Date 2/05/2020 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2020 Legislative Date 2/06/2020 Action Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 43AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2020 Legislative Date 3/08/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (131-7) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/05/2020	2/05/2020	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/06/2020	2/06/2020	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/06/2020	3/06/2020	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/09/2020	3/06/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	43AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services
House	3/11/2020	3/08/2020	Third Reading Passed (131-7)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2020	3/07/2020	Referred Judicial Proceedings	46 Click to view Recorded Media

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