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House committee advances bill to recognize parents after post-adoption deaths; sponsor to consider floor amendment
Summary
House Bill 164, introduced by Representative Wesley, passed out of the House Standing Committee on Families and Children on a 16-0 vote after the panel approved a committee substitute.
House Bill 164, introduced by Representative Wesley, passed out of the House Standing Committee on Families and Children on a 16-0 vote after the panel approved a committee substitute.
The committee substitute, described by the chair as an "honorary" bill, was adopted in committee and the larger bill then passed 16-0. Representative Pollock made the motion to report House Bill 164 as amended; Vice Chair Wilson seconded the motion.
The bill was brought to the committee by Representative Wesley, who asked Caitlin Rollins to describe her family’s experience. Rollins said she and her husband began fostering about four years ago and later adopted a child in July 2023. She…
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