AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Allows the family court, after a fact-finding hearing establishing paternity, to terminate the parental rights of a person convicted of sexual assault which resulted in the birth of a child.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2017
Last action Jun 29, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
02/14/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Committee
01/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DP
Daniel P. McKiernan
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
P
KA
Kenneth A. Marshall
DDemocratic
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