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Committee advances HB164 to allow foster parents to complete adoption process following a child’s death
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended House Bill 164, which would allow foster parents to complete legal steps in an adoption process when a child dies during that process, citing closure for families.
The Senate Standing Committee on Families and Children voted 9‑0 to forward House Bill 164 after Representative Bill Wesley described the measure as a narrow change to provide legal closure to foster parents when a child dies during an adoption proceeding.
Representative Bill Wesley, who represents the 90th District, told the committee the bill would allow families to continue certain…
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