Florida 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 1700 — Release of Adoption Information

Last action — Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Release of Adoption Information; Revising circumstances under which certain adoption records may be released without a court order; deleting a provision relating to court-appointed intermediaries or licensed child-placing agencies that contact certain birth parents or adult adoptees; authorizing the Department of Health to break the seal of specified birth records upon the request of the person whose birth is the subject of such records, subject to certain conditions, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules

  4. Filed

Sponsors

  • Torres · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Torres

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1700 do?
Release of Adoption Information; Revising circumstances under which certain adoption records may be released without a court order; deleting a provision relating to court-appointed intermediaries or licensed child-placing agencies that contact certain birth parents or adult adoptees; authorizing the Department of Health to break the seal of specified birth records upon the request of the person whose birth is the subject of such records, subject to certain conditions, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1700?
SB 1700 is sponsored by Torres.
What is the current status of SB 1700?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 1700?
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