California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 687 — Adoption.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 462, Statutes of 2011.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law, the Uniform Parentage Act, among other provisions, provides for the termination of parental rights in adoption proceedings. Existing law requires an inquiry of the mother and any other appropriate person in an effort to identify the natural father of a child, and requires notice of proceedings relating to adoption and the termination of parental rights to be given to an alleged father in accordance with specified provisions of law. This bill would revise and consolidate those provisions. The bill would authorize a court to issue an order of adoption and cause it to apply to an earlier date if it would serve public policy and the best interests of the adoptee, subject to certain requirements. (2) The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, which has been adopted in this state, authorizes and governs the interstate placement of children. This bill would delegate certain authority to a licensed private adoption agency that has provided adoption-related services to a birth parent or prospective adoptive parent, including the authority to determine whether the placement shall be made pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. (3) Existing law requires the written consent of the parent or parents of a child to be filed prior to the time the adoption request is filed, and requires the written consent to be witnessed by certain persons. This bill would allow the written consent to be filed simultaneously with the adoption request and would also authorize a representative of a licensed adoption agency to serve as a witness. (4) Existing law provides for the licensure and certification of family day care homes and foster family agencies that provide foster care services. This bill would provide that a foster care license or certification would not be required for placement, for up to 30 days, of a nondependent child who is relinquished for adoption to a licensed private adoption agency if the child is placed in the care of a prospective adoptive parent who meets specified criteria. (5) Existing law requires an action or proceeding to vacate, set aside, or otherwise nullify an order of adoption based on fraud to be commenced within 3 years after entry of the order. This bill would instead require that the action or proceeding be commenced within 3 years after entry of the order or within 90 days of discovery of the fraud, whichever is earlier, except under certain circumstances. (6) Existing law governs the procedure for adult adoption, and authorizes a prospective parent and the proposed adoptee to file a petition for approval of an adoption agreement with the court in specified counties. This bill would specify the counties in which residents and nonresidents of the state may file a petition for adult adoption with the court.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 462, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3185.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2351.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Measure version as amended on July 12 corrected.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Withdrawn from committee.

  17. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 5).

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  20. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  21. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1354.)

  23. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  24. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 4).

  25. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Read second time and amended.

  27. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 12).

  28. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Fletcher

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 687 FLETCHER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76001
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Campos — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Knight — Yea
Cook — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Conway — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB687 Fletcher By Liu

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Yee — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Leno — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 687 FLETCHER Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 70 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 650010
Democratic 3000
Republican 2000
Total 700010
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Republican 1000
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 687 do?
(1) Existing law, the Uniform Parentage Act, among other provisions, provides for the termination of parental rights in adoption proceedings. Existing law requires an inquiry of the mother and any other appropriate person in an effort to identify the natural father of a child, and requires notice of proceedings relating to adoption and the termination of parental rights to be given to an alleged father in accordance with specified provisions of law. This bill would revise and consolidate those provisions. The bill would authorize a court to issue an order of adoption and cause it to apply to an earlier date if it would serve public policy and the best interests of the adoptee, subject to certain requirements. (2) The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, which has been adopted in this state, authorizes and governs the interstate placement of children. This bill would delegate certain authority to a licensed private adoption agency that has provided adoption-related services to a birth parent or prospective adoptive parent, including the authority to determine whether the placement shall be made pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. (3) Existing law requires the written consent of the parent or parents of a child to be filed prior to the time the adoption request is filed, and requires the written consent to be witnessed by certain persons. This bill would allow the written consent to be filed simultaneously with the adoption request and would also authorize a representative of a licensed adoption agency to serve as a witness. (4) Existing law provides for the licensure and certification of family day care homes and foster family agencies that provide foster care services. This bill would provide that a foster care license or certification would not be required for placement, for up to 30 days, of a nondependent child who is relinquished for adoption to a licensed private adoption agency if the child is placed in the care of a prospective adoptive parent who meets specified criteria. (5) Existing law requires an action or proceeding to vacate, set aside, or otherwise nullify an order of adoption based on fraud to be commenced within 3 years after entry of the order. This bill would instead require that the action or proceeding be commenced within 3 years after entry of the order or within 90 days of discovery of the fraud, whichever is earlier, except under certain circumstances. (6) Existing law governs the procedure for adult adoption, and authorizes a prospective parent and the proposed adoptee to file a petition for approval of an adoption agreement with the court in specified counties. This bill would specify the counties in which residents and nonresidents of the state may file a petition for adult adoption with the court.
Who sponsors AB 687?
AB 687 is sponsored by Fletcher and Beth Gaines.
What is the current status of AB 687?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
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