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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; authorizing a court to order, for good cause shown, certain investigations before ruling on certain adoption petitions involving a prospective adoptee who is an adult; and establishing that parental consent to an adoption is not required if the prospective adoptee is an adult.

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Introduced in a prior session as: HB1117 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/03/2023 Legislative Date 10/03/2023 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2024 Legislative Date 1/10/2024 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Family Law – Adoption of an Adult Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2024 Legislative Date 1/10/2024 Action Hearing 1/25 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 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 3/14/2024 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 3/03/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Family Law – Adoption of an Adult Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2024 Legislative Date 3/06/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/04/2024 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 49AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/03/2023	10/03/2023	Pre-filed
House	1/10/2024	1/10/2024	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Family Law – Adoption of an Adult
House	1/10/2024	1/10/2024	Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2024	3/14/2024	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/14/2024	3/03/2024	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	42 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Family Law – Adoption of an Adult
House	3/15/2024	3/06/2024	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2024	3/04/2024	Referred Judicial Proceedings	49AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2024	3/18/2024	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

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