Expiration of contact preference forms.
Summary
Allows the contact preference form of a birth parent to expire on the birth parent's death. Eliminates the use of contact preference forms for adoptions finalized after June 30, 2021. Makes conforming changes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Mar 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2021
How they voted
25–19
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Feb 2, 2021
D
Democratic11
63% Yea
R
Republican36
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 55: yeas 27, nays 20
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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