| Last Action | 2nd reading, to Rules | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the welfare of adopted and foster care children. | 
| Bill Documents | Bill | 
| Bill Request Number | 930 | 
| Sponsor | G. Tapp | 
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to prohibit the approval of foster care, relative caregiver services, or adoption of a child by an applicant who is cohabiting with a sexual partner outside of a marriage that is legally valid in Kentucky; create the short title "The Child Welfare Adoption Act"; exempt children placed for adoption prior to the effective date of this Act; amend KRS 199.470 to conform. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | Children and Minors - Foster care or adoption, prohibition of outside of legal marriage Courts - Foster care or adoption, prohibition of outside of legal marriage Domestic Relations - Foster care or adoption, prohibition of outside of legal marriage Parental Rights - Foster care or adoption, prohibition of outside of legal marriage State Agencies - Foster care or adoption, prohibition of outside of legal marriage Popular Names and Short Titles - The Child Welfare Adoption Act | 
| Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 | 
| 02/05/09 | 
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| 02/09/09 | 
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| 03/06/09 | 
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| 03/09/09 | 
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 | 
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| Summary | Amend to include prior placed foster children within the grandfathering provisions of the bill. | 
| Index Headings | Children and Minors - Foster care or adoption, prohibition of outside of legal marriage Courts - Foster care or adoption, prohibition of outside of legal marriage Domestic Relations - Foster care or adoption, prohibition of outside of legal marriage Parental Rights - Foster care or adoption, prohibition of outside of legal marriage State Agencies - Foster care or adoption, prohibition of outside of legal marriage Popular Names and Short Titles - The Child Welfare Adoption Act | 
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