ADOPTION ACT-CONSENTS
Summary
Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that the exception to the requirement of consents or surrenders for adoption for a person found by the court to be the father of the child as a result of criminal sexual abuse or assault applies when the sexual abuse or assault results in (i) a founded, cleared, or suspended police report, (ii) an indicated report of child sexual abuse as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act that involved sexual penetration of the mother, or (iii) a sworn affidavit provided by a licensed psychologist or a licensed social worker.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Aug 2003
Introduced Mar 19, 2003
Signed Aug 11, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2003 · House Mar 19, 2003
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
May 13, 2003
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Aug 11, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 13, 2003
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 1, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 10, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Mar 26, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 19, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 19, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (89-1-4)
house
Mar 12, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Mar 12, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 12, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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