Juvenile court, termination of parental rights, factors for juvenile courts to consider including relationship with foster parents, permanency plans for children, notice of adoption, Secs. 12-15-319, 26-10A-17 am'd.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Feb 6, 2020
Signed Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · House Feb 25, 2020
How they voted
21–1
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 29
Mar 5, 2020
D
Democratic8
50% Yea
R
Republican21
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
0
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2020-34.
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Second House
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 323
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 101
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Lee
RRepublican
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