HB 773 (2011) -  Termination of Parental Rights

General Bill by Julien
Termination of Parental Rights: Provides that only in cases involving immediate threat to health or safety of child may person take child alleged to be dependant into custody; provides additional exceptions; requires formation of citizen review panels & deletes requirement that citizen review panel be authorized through administrative order by chief judge of circuit; authorizes citizen review panels to make recommendations in adjudicatory hearings & trials under specified provision; provides for recommendations by citizen review panels in hearings or trials on petitions for termination of parental rights; limits continuances; provides exception; provides that hearings or trials involving termination of parental rights are open to public; provides exception; requires that reports & recommended orders from citizen review panels accompany written orders in certain proceedings.
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Last Event: Died in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee on Saturday, May 7, 2011 2:07 AM

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1652 Subject: Termination of Parental Rights Relationship: Similar

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Time: 05/07/2011 - 2:07 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/15/2011 - 5:17 PM Member: Julien Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.401 CS/HB 145, SB 718, CS/CS/CS/HB 1277*, SB 1652
39.702 SB 1652
39.809 HB 345, SB 878, SB 1652

(*) Not the latest version