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Committee advances bill to restore combined termination and adoption hearings in most cases
Summary
Senate Bill 1021 would allow termination‑of‑parental‑rights hearings and adoption hearings to be held together in many cases, returning to a pre‑2020 practice that sponsors say speeds permanent placement for children. The committee sent the bill to the amending order with a committee amendment clarifying consent language.
The House Health and Welfare Committee advanced Senate Bill 1021 to the amending order with a committee amendment that clarifies when termination and adoption hearings may be combined. Proponents said the change reinstates a practice that expedited placements prior to a court decision that altered the process.
Representative Raeser explained the bill and said that in 2020 the court had interpreted existing law to prevent combining termination and adoption hearings in some cases. "In 2020 … the…
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