2013 House Bill 4647

Senate Roll Call 159: Passed

To establish that three months after formal an adoption placement of adoptee who is less than one year old (rather than six months under current law), a court could enter an order of adoption, unless it determined that circumstances had arisen that make adoption undesirable. This is part of a legislative package designed to speed-up the adoption process, including reducing the time a birth-parent has to change his or her mind.

37 Yeas / 0 Nays
Republican (25 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (12 Yeas / 0 Nays)
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