Became law as Public Act 04-128, signed May 21, 2004, 84 days after it was filed.
2004 Regular Session
House Bill 5597
AN ACT CONCERNING TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BASED ON CONSENT.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require a hearing on a petition for termination of parental rights based on consent of the parent to be held not more than ten days after the filing of such petition and to require an appeal of an order of termination of parental rights based on consent of the parent to be taken within twenty days after the issuance of such order.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 27 to May 21, 2004, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action19 actions on 11 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Apr 2154 days
Judiciary CommitteeFeb 27 to Mar 2224 days
In the SenateApr 21 to Apr 287 days
Waiting to be sentApr 28 to May 1113 days
With the GovernorMay 11 to May 2110 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 21 · Adopted Apr 28
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 27 – Apr 21
- Feb 27Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 4Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Mar 22Judiciary Committee recommended it
- Apr 21The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate Apr 23 – Apr 28
- Apr 23Arrived in the Senate
- Apr 28The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor May 6 – May 21
- May 6Numbered Public Act 04-128
- May 11Sent to the Secretary of the State
- May 21Signed by the Governor
All 19 actions, as published
- Feb 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 4PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 6FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 6HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 6FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 21HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 21HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 23FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 23FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 23SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 28SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Apr 28SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 6PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 11TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- May 21SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor