Indiana House Bill 1201 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on May 16 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-16 - Effective 07/01/2011
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Makes various changes to the adoption laws regarding the release of identifying and nonidentifying information. Establishes requirements regarding requests for information concerning pre-adoptive siblings and conforms those requirements with laws concerning the release of identifying information. Requires the department of child services, a county office of family and children, a licensed child placing agency, a professional health care provider, an attorney, and a court to send a copy of a written consent, any signed writing that withdraws or modifies a consent to the release of identifying information, and a written nonrelease form to the state registrar. Requires the department of child services to provide, at least one time each month, to the state department of health a list certain children whose birth parents have had their patently rights terminated. Prohibits the state registrar, the department of child services, a county office of family and children, a licensed child placing agency, a professional health care provider, an attorney, and a court from releasing identifying information if the request involves an adoptee who is less than 21 years of age and whose name is on the list provided to the state department of health from the department of child services. Repeals a provision that allows an individual who submits a request for the release of identifying information to request the state registrar to search the death certificates for an adoptee or birth parent. Repeals provisions that are being replaced concerning: (1) requests for information concerning adoptees and pre-adoptive siblings; and (2) allowing an attorney, a licensed child placing agency, or a county office of family and children to charge reasonable fees for certain services and actual expenses. Repeals a redundant provision that: (1) allows the state registrar to adopt rules; and (2) requires the state registrar to prescribe certain forms.

Release of adoption information.

Rep. Michael Karickhoff [R]

Rep. Sheila Klinker [D]

Rep. Gail Riecken [D]

Rep. Peggy Welch [D]

2011-04-25 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2011-04-19 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2011-02-10 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-16		Effective 07/01/2011
2011-05-16		Public Law 191
2011-05-10		Signed by the Governor
2011-05-02		Signed by the President of the Senate
2011-04-26		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2011-04-26		Signed by the Speaker
2011-04-25		House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 645: yeas 93, nays 0
2011-04-19		Returned to the House with amendments
2011-04-19		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 400: yeas 48 and nays 0
2011-04-18		Amendment 3 (Lawson), prevailed;
2011-04-18		Reread second time: amended and ordered engrossed
2011-04-14		Placed back on second reading
2011-04-14		Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2011-04-11		Senator Taylor added as cosponsor
2011-04-11		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2011-04-07		Committee report: do pass, adopted
2011-02-17		First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2011-02-10		Representative Klinker added as coauthor
2011-02-10		Senate sponsors: Senators Steele, Zakas and Broden
2011-02-10		Referred to the Senate
2011-02-10		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 129: yeas 93, nays 0
2011-02-08		Representative Welch added as coauthor
2011-02-08		Amendment 1 (Foley), prevailed; voice vote
2011-02-08		Amendment 2 (Karickhoff), prevailed; voice vote
2011-02-08		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2011-01-31		Representative Riecken added as coauthor
2011-01-27		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2011-01-10		First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
2011-01-10		Authored by Representative Karickhoff

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1201
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1201.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HB/HB1201.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HB/HB1201.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/EH/EH1201.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/EH/EH1201.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1201.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Hrollcal/0129.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Srollcal/0400.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Hrollcal/0645.PDF.pdf