IN HB1513 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 17 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-23 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 17 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-23 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Summary
Crimes involving adoption. Amends the criminal provision concerning unauthorized adoption advertising. Increases, from $3,000 to $4,000, the allowable payment for certain costs and expenses with respect to an adoption. Makes the following crimes a Level 6 felony (instead of a Class A misdemeanor): (1) Adoption deception. (2) Unauthorized adoption advertising.
Title
Crimes involving adoption. Amends the criminal provision concerning unauthorized adoption advertising. Increases, from $3,000 to $4,000, the allowable payment for certain costs and expenses with respect to an adoption. Makes the following crimes a Level 6 felony (instead of a Class A misdemeanor): (1) Adoption deception. (2) Unauthorized adoption advertising.
Sponsors
| Rep. Julie Olthoff [R] | Rep. Donna Schaibley [R] | Rep. Vanessa Summers [D] | Sen. Joseph Zakas [R] |
| Sen. Rodric Bray [R] |
Roll Calls
2017-02-16 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 87 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2017-02-08 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2017-02-08 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-23 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2017-02-17 | House | Referred to the Senate |
| 2017-02-16 | House | Senate sponsors: Senators Zakas and Bray |
| 2017-02-16 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 140: yeas 87, nays 0 |
| 2017-02-13 | House | Representative Summers added as coauthor |
| 2017-02-13 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| 2017-02-09 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| 2017-01-18 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code |
| 2017-01-18 | House | Coauthored by Representative Schaibley |
| 2017-01-18 | House | Authored by Representative Olthoff |
