Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1560 — Adoptions.

Last action — Public Law 89

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2023. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 96% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    3 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Provides that certain consent to adoption may be withdrawn not later than 15 days after the consent to adoption is signed and that certain persons must file a motion to contest an adoption after receiving certain notice. (Current law allows 30 days to withdraw.) Allows a consent to adoption to be executed or acknowledged in court, in person or by video conferencing. Requires a man to consent to the adoption of a child if he has established paternity and is a biological parent of the child to be adopted. Provides that a court may only require the consent to adopt of a man who has established paternity but is not a biological parent of the child if it is in the best interest of the child to require his consent. Specifies that consent to adopt of a deceased person is not required. Requires a court to expedite certain adoption proceedings.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 89

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 327: yeas 92, nays 2

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the House with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 224: yeas 39, nays 8

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 214: yeas 14, nays 33

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  14. Referred to the Senate

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 192: yeas 89, nays 1

  16. Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Alexander

  17. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  18. Representative Garcia Wilburn V added as coauthor

  19. Representative McGuire J added as coauthor

  20. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  21. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  22. Authored by Representative Rowray

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (145)

145 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

HB 1560 - Brown L - 3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 8 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 32001
Unaffiliated 7101
Democrat 0701
Total 39803
% of votes cast 78%16%0%6%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Perfect — Yea
Crane — Yea
Sandlin — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Messmer — Yea
Zay — Yea
Breaux — Nay
Melton — Not Voting
Ford Jon — Yea
Andrea Hunley Democrat Nay
David Niezgodski Democrat Not Voting
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Nay
Greg Taylor Democrat Nay
J.D. Ford Democrat Nay
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Nay
Rodney Pol Democrat Nay
Shelli Yoder Democrat Nay
Aaron Freeman Republican Yea
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Not Voting
Dan Dernulc Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Gary Byrne Republican Yea
Greg Walker Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Yea
Jean Leising Republican Yea
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Justin Busch Republican Yea
Kyle Walker Republican Yea
Linda Rogers Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Yea
Michael Young Republican Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Yea
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Yea
Scott Alexander Republican Yea
Scott Baldwin Republican Yea
Spencer Deery Republican Yea
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1560 do?
Provides that certain consent to adoption may be withdrawn not later than 15 days after the consent to adoption is signed and that certain persons must file a motion to contest an adoption after receiving certain notice. (Current law allows 30 days to withdraw.) Allows a consent to adoption to be executed or acknowledged in court, in person or by video conferencing. Requires a man to consent to the adoption of a child if he has established paternity and is a biological parent of the child to be adopted. Provides that a court may only require the consent to adopt of a man who has established paternity but is not a biological parent of the child if it is in the best interest of the child to require his consent. Specifies that consent to adopt of a deceased person is not required. Requires a court to expedite certain adoption proceedings.
Who sponsors HB 1560?
HB 1560 is sponsored by Scott Alexander (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Julie McGuire (Republican), Elizabeth Rowray (Republican), and Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1560?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2023. Enacted.
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