A bill for an act relating to adoption proceedings by providing for representation of adoptive parents and guardians ad litem by local public defenders for children in certain adoption proceedings and modifying filing requirements for adoption petitions and notice requirements for adoption hearings of adults.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Signed Jun 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2023 · House Mar 9, 2023
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
May 2, 2023
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican32
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 1, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0.
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage. [].
legislature
Mar 21, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/22/2023 10:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Reichman, J. Taylor, and Weiner.
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0.
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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