ADOPTION COMPENSATION
Summary
Amends the Adoption Compensation Prohibition Act. Provides that the Act shall not be construed to prevent a prospective adoptive parent from giving gifts or other things of value to a biological parent if the total value does not exceed $200. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may advance a maximum of $1,000 for reasonable birth parent living expenses without prior order of court. Provides that the prospective adoptive parents shall present a final accounting of all expenses to the court before the entry of a final judgment order for adoption. Provides that if the court finds an accounting by the prospective adoptive parents to be incomplete or deceptive or to contain unauthorized or unreasonable amounts, the court may order a new accounting or the repayment of amounts found to be excessive or unauthorized or make any other appropriate orders. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may seek reimbursement of reasonable living expenses from a person who receives such payments only if the person who accepts payment of reasonable living expenses before the child's birth knows that the person on whose behalf he or she is accepting payment is not pregnant at the time of the receipt of such payments or the person receives reimbursement for reasonable living expenses simultaneously from more than one prospective adoptive parent without the knowledge of the prospective adoptive parent. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
May 2008
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 7, 2008
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · House May 6, 2008
How they voted
104–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 115
May 6, 2008
D
Democratic64
92% Yea
R
Republican51
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
4
May 15, 2008
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
upper
May 7, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
May 7, 2008
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 6, 2008
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (104-0-11)
house
Apr 2, 2008
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 1, 2008
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Mar 27, 2008
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2008
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
lower
Mar 13, 2008
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Adoption Reform Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 13, 2008
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Adoption Reform Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 13, 2008
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Adoption Reform Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Adoption Reform Committee
lower
Jan 22, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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