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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

SB 5597: Terminating parental rights

Providing for an automatic stay of any order terminating parental rights.

Summary

  • A court order terminating parental rights that is entered under either the dependency statutes or the adoption statutes is automatically stayed for 30 days after the entry of the order. If the parent files a notice of appeal within the 30-day period, the stay will continue until the appeal is complete or the stay is lifted by the reviewing court.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5597), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2011
  2. Out of committeeFeb 21, 2011
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jerome Delvin (R-8)
Introduced
January 31, 2011 in the Senate
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to staying an order terminating parental rights;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jerome Delvin (R-8)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Linda Evans Parlette R-12Pam Roach R-31

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. Senate Rules "X" file.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. HSC - Majority; do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5597 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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