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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 579

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Relating to: access by an adult adoptee to report of adoption. (FE)

Children — Adoption Vital statistics

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the state registrar to issue, if available, an unredacted copy

of a report of adoption or similar form developed by the Department of Health

Services relating to adoption upon request if the requester is the subject of the report

of adoption and at least 21 years old, and if 1) the requester's birth parent's rights

have been terminated in this state; 2) the requester was adopted in this state with

the consent of his or her birth parent or parents before February 1, 1982; or 3) the

requester was born to a surrogate mother and a court determined parental rights

over the requester.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brandtjen (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Novak (R) , Sinicki (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

3 cosponsors

Jacque (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Olsen (R)

Full history

  1. Oct 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Brandtjen, James, Knodl, Novak, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and L. Taylor

  2. Oct 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law

  3. Oct 28, 2019 · Assembly

    Senator Olsen added as a cosponsor

  4. Dec 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 7, 2020 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tittl

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1