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Authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proceedings
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 28, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 7, 202536–11
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 10, 202571–18
- Done: To the GovernorApril 17, 2025
- Done: Signed into lawApril 18, 2025
HF 314 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 314, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 314 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Courts can now skip certain background checks and reports during an adoption if the person asking to adopt has already been the child's legal guardian for at least three years. To qualify, the guardian must have successfully completed all their legal duties during that time. Currently, these checks can only be skipped if the person adopting is a close relative.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proceedings. The bill authorizes a juvenile court or court to waive a preplacement investigation and report for an adoption if the adoption petitioner is the current legal guardian for the person to be adopted and has been for the 36 consecutive months immediately preceding the date the adoption petition was filed. The petitioner must have complied with the duties and responsibilities of a guardian for those 36 consecutive months. Current law only authorizes the court to waive a preplacement investigation and report if the adoption petitioner is related to the person to be adopted within the fourth degree of consanguinity.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 14, 2025 (as SSB 1006). On January 22, 2025 it recommended passage.
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