HB 1560 IN

0likes☆Favorite🔕SubscribeShare

Became Law

Provides that certain consent to adoption may be withdrawn not later than 15 days after the consent to adoption is signed and that certain persons must file a motion to contest an adoption after receiving certain notice. (Current law allows 30 days to withdraw.) Allows a consent to adoption to be executed or acknowledged in court, in person or by video conferencing. Requires a man to consent to the adoption of a child if he has established paternity and is a biological parent of the child to be adopted. Provides that a court may only require the consent to adopt of a man who has established paternity but is not a biological parent of the child if it is in the best interest of the child to require his consent. Specifies that consent to adopt of a deceased person is not required. Requires a court to expedite certain adoption proceedings.

• Elizabeth Rowray Republican · author
• Liz Brown Republican · sponsor
• Scott Alexander Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 19, 2023 Authored by Representative Rowray · lower
2. Jan 19, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · lower
3. Feb 16, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
4. Feb 16, 2023 Representative McGuire J added as coauthor · lower
5. Feb 20, 2023 Representative Garcia Wilburn V added as coauthor · lower
6. Feb 20, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
7. Feb 21, 2023 Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Alexander · lower
8. Feb 21, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 192: yeas 89, nays 1 · lower
9. Feb 22, 2023 Referred to the Senate · lower
10. Mar 1, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
11. Mar 9, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
12. Mar 14, 2023 Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 214: yeas 14, nays 33 · upper
13. Mar 14, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
14. Mar 16, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 224: yeas 39, nays 8 · upper
15. Mar 16, 2023 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
16. Mar 27, 2023 Motion to concur filed · lower
17. Mar 28, 2023 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 327: yeas 92, nays 2 · lower
18. Apr 3, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
19. Apr 4, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
20. Apr 17, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
21. Apr 20, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
22. Apr 20, 2023 Public Law 89 · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Mar 29, 2023 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 19, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Feb 16, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Mar 9, 2023 · PDF