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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 521

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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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: Jacque (R) , L. Taylor (D)

9 cosponsors

Brandtjen (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Novak (R) , Olsen (R) , Sinicki (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

Full history

  1. Oct 25, 2019 · Senate

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

  2. Oct 25, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families

  3. Oct 29, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Olsen added as a coauthor

  4. Nov 26, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 4, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1