Public Act 348 of 2010
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- Introduced by Sen. Jud Gilbert (R) on February 9, 2010, to clarify in the “Safe Delivery of Newborns Law” that if a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a parent who has agreed to surrender his or her rights to a child has done so willingly, and that reasonable efforts were made to locate the nonsurrendering parent, the parental rights termination order may be made as long as a custody action has not been filed.
- Referred to the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on February 9, 2010.
- Reported in the Senate on February 25, 2010, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Referred to the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on February 9, 2010.
- Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on March 4, 2010.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on March 4, 2010.
- Referred to the House Families and Childrens Services Committee on March 4, 2010.
- Passed 99 to 0 in the House on December 2, 2010, to clarify in the “Safe Delivery of Newborns Law” that if a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a parent who has agreed to surrender his or her rights to a child has done so willingly, and that reasonable efforts were made to locate the nonsurrendering parent, the parental rights termination order may be made as long as a custody action has not been filed.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 21, 2010.
Comments
1) Re: 2010 Senate Bill 1118 (Revise “Safe Delivery of Newborns Law” details ) by lestat_B on March 4, 2010Even new born babies has the right to inculcate freedom at the stage of their birth. The right to life is at hand. March 2nd is Texas Independence Day – alternatively known as International White People Stealing from Mexico Day. (I'm not judging.) The Republic of Texas declared it's independence from Mexico on March 2nd, 1836, and was annexed by the US as a state 10 years later. You don't necessarily need to get payday loans to celebrate, quote unquote Texas style – just get some Shiner Beer (a German Bock style lager) and barbecue – Texan BBQ is famous (rightly so) for slow cooked beef brisket, and relies on correct cooking to seal in flavor instead of sauce.
Will "reasonable efforts" be defined within the scope of this legislation or will it mean that the "Reasonable Efforts" box was checked on the court petition. That is normally all that is done child protective proceedings.
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Introduced in the Senate on February 9, 2010
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