Bill Title: Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that a former parent whose parental rights have been terminated pursuant to a surrender of the minor for adoption, a consent to the minor's adoption, or a finding of unfitness of the parent may petition for those rights to be reinstated if the adoptive parent dies or is incapable of caring for the child due to a physical or mental impairment and consents to the reinstatement of parental rights. Provides that, before granting a petition for reinstatement, the court must consider the petitioner's current abilities, the best interests of the minor and the basis for the termination of parental rights. Contains other provisions. Effective July 1, 2009.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4055 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Mary Flowers [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-006	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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