| Last Action | to Judiciary (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to adoption. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Impact Statements | Fiscal Note |
| Bill Request Number | 101 |
| Sponsors | W. Westerfield, R. Girdler |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to establish a putative father registry in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; prescribe the data the registry will contain and who may access the data; amend KRS 199.480 and 199.990 to conform; amend KRS 199.473 to create a unified application for permission to place or receive a child; amend KRS 199.500 to redefine the time at which a voluntary and informed consent to adoption becomes final and irrevocable; amend KRS 199.470 to remove waiting period to file a petition for adoption; amend KRS 406.081 to require courts to resolve cases against alleged fathers who do not comply with ordered genetic testing; amend KRS 406.091 to require the party requesting that the paternity action be filed to pay for genetic testing; amend KRS 199.011, 199.502, 199.555, and 625.065 to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Fiscal Note - Adoption, unified application for placement, creation of Children and Minors - Putative father registry, creation of Civil Actions - Adoption, unified application for placement, creation of Civil Procedure - Adoption, unified application for placement, creation of Courts, Circuit - Adoption, unified application for placement, creation of Courts, Family - Adoption, unified application for placement, creation of Men - Adoption, unified application for placement, creation of Men - Putative father registry, creation of Parental Rights - Adoption, unified application for placement, creation of Parental Rights - Putative father registry, creation of |
| 01/03/18 |
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| 01/04/18 |
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Last updated: 1/16/2019 3:00 PM (EST)