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An Act

ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2604	By:	Williams and Pittman of the House

				and

		Burrage and Ivester of the Senate

An Act relating to adoption; amending 10 O.S. 2011, Section 7502-1.2, which relates to venue; permitting venue where termination proceedings took place; and providing an effective date.

SUBJECT:  Venue for adoption proceedings

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     10 O.S. 2011, Section 7502-1.2, is amended to read as follows:

Section 7502-1.2  Proceedings for adoption shall be brought in the district court in the county where the petitioners or the child to be adopted ~~reside~~ resides, in Tulsa County or in Oklahoma County, or where termination proceedings took place, at the election of the petitioners.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2014.

Passed the House of Representatives the 13th day of March, 2014.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 16th day of April, 2014.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

	_________________________________
	Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________

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