KY SB177 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-23 - recommitted to Health & Welfare (S)
Pending: Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-23 - recommitted to Health & Welfare (S)
Pending: Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to establish a putative father registry in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; set forth what data the registry will contain and who may access the data; amend KRS 199.480 and 199.990 to conform; amend KRS 199.473 to create a unified application for permission to place or receive a child; amend KRS 199.500 to redefine the time at which a voluntary and informed consent to adoption becomes final and irrevocable; amend KRS 199.470 to remove waiting period to file a petition for adoption; amend KRS 406.081 to require courts to resolve case against an alleged father who does not comply with ordered genetic testing; amend KRS 406.091 to require the party requesting the paternity action be filed to pay for genetic testing; amend KRS 625.025, 199.490, 625.040, 625.042, and 625.043 to conform.
Title
AN ACT relating to adoption.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-23 | Senate | recommitted to Health & Welfare (S) |
| 2015-03-09 | Senate | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2015-03-04 | Senate | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar |
| 2015-02-19 | Senate | to Health & Welfare (S) |
| 2015-02-13 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB177.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/SB177/bill.doc |
