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Child Welfare Legislative Update
 
 
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Bill Number

Bill Details

Hearing Date

Hearing Details

H7075

House Bill No. 7075

(Attorney General)

BY  Palumbo, San Bento, Flaherty, Edwards, Corvese

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION (would implement the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) (Title I of Public Law 109-248).)

1/11/2012 Introduced, referred to House Finance

 

 

H7135

House Bill No. 7135

BY  DaSilva, Azzinaro, Guthrie, Marcello, Chippendale

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES

03/13/2012 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

 

 

H7175

House Bill No. 7175

BY Petrarca

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN - PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (would give foster parents, pre-adoptive parents or relatives providing care for a child the right to attend hearings with respect to the child, file reports with the court and receive verbal and written notice of the results of the hearing)

03/13/2012 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

 

 

H7879

House Bill No. 7879

BY  Lally

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (would provide that if a birth mother’s/father’s rights to consent to the adoption of their child is terminated and the other parent is unknown or has not consented, then the court shall proceed to terminate the other parent’s right to consent)

3/1/2012 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

 

 

S2156

Senate Bill No. 2156

BY  Tassoni, DiPalma, Cote, Nesselbush, DeVall

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN - PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (would give foster parents, pre-adoptive parents or relatives providing care for a child the right to attend hearings with respect to the child, file reports with the court and receive verbal and written notice of the results of the hearing)

1/18/2012 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary