Legislation

Title: Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services
Sponsored by: Delegate Griffith
Status: In the House - Hearing canceled
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 18 years old, may apply for a copy of certain birth and adoption records; requiring the Director of Social Services to develop and make available a certain contact preference form; etc.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0331

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0743 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2021 Legislative Date 2/22/2021 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m.
House	2/22/2021	2/22/2021	Hearing canceled

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