SB 2847 SD 2 HD 1

RELATING TO PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 2506

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: ADOPTION, CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, FAMILY COURT, HUMAN SERVICES, MINORS, PERSONAL RECORDS, SOCIAL WORKERS

Report Title: Prospective Adoptive Parents

Description: Enables Department of Human Services to require criminal history checks for prospective adoptive parents. Authorizes Department to contract for home studies by social workers with specialized adoption experience. Defines "prospective adoptive parents". (SB2847 HD1)

 1-25-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        S Referred to 1. HHS 2. JDC                                
 1-28-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on 02-11-00 at
                  1:00 p.m. in conference room 229
 2-11-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-14-00 at 12:45 p.m.        
                  in conference room Capitol Auditorium.
 2-14-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-18-00 at 1:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2-18-00        S The committee on HHS recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-18-00        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Iwase, Fukunaga; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Levin, Anderson
 2-18-00        S Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2362) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
 2-23-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 02-28-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 3- 3-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 3-00        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto,         
                  Tanaka; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2633) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 3- 3-00        S 48 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 25.  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 278)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-10-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. HSH 2. JHA 3. FIN ,        
                  referral sheet 30
 3-13-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Wednesday,
                  03-15-00 at 11:15 - 11:45 A.M. in House conference
                  room 329.
 3-15-00        H The committee on HSH recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-15-00        H The votes in HSH were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Arakaki, Kahikina, Lee, Stegmaier, Leong, McDermott;        
                  Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s)        
                  ; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Kawakami, Santiago
 3-20-00        H Reported from the committee on HSH (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 898-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on JHA
 3-20-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on JHA
 3-20-00        H The vote was as follows:  44 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Herkes,
                  Okamura, Oshiro, M., Saiki, Takamine, Yoshinaga
                  excused