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House pauses HB 59 adoption amendment after sponsors correct scope; bill circled for further review
Summary
Lawmakers circled (held) House Bill 59 after sponsor Nora V. Stephens described changes to adoption evaluations and then corrected an earlier statement about whom the bill covers, prompting members to seek clarification on costs and scope before advancing the measure.
Representative Nora V. Stephens, sponsor of House Bill 59, told the House the bill is designed to speed and strengthen adoption placements by allowing courts to place a child into temporary placement for up to 60 days without a pre-adoptive evaluation and by requiring criminal-history checks for all adults in the adoptive home.
“In the state of Utah, we have 300 children in state custody who have the goal of adoption,” Stephens said, describing the bill’s tools to “promote permanency” and to ensure “safe, secure and stable”…
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