Adoption petitions in any county.
Summary
Permits a resident of Indiana who seeks to adopt a child less than 18 years of age to file a petition for adoption in any county in Indiana if either of the following is filed with the petition: (1) A written consent to the adoption from each individual whose consent to the adoption is required under Indiana law. (2) A certified copy of a court order terminating the parental rights of each parent whose consent to the adoption is required under Indiana law.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2021
Last action Feb 23, 2021
Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2021
How they voted
93–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 99
Feb 11, 2021
D
Democratic29
89% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican69
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 115: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Young J) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Justin Busch
RRepublican
P
Liz Brown
RRepublican
P
Martin Carbaugh
RRepublican
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