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Senators debate limits on release of identifying adoption records; amendment offered to allow closed hearings in narrow cases
Summary
Senator Weiler offered a technical amendment to second substitute Senate Bill 54 to clarify when adoption hearings or records may be closed; senators questioned whether the bill risks releasing identifying information from historical files without adequate privacy protections.
On Day 12 the Senate considered Amendment 1 to the second substitute Senate Bill 54, a measure addressing access to adoption-related records. Sponsor Senator Weiler described the amendment as a narrow textual change to allow adoption hearings to be closed under specified, appropriate circumstances and said the change was not intended to be substantive.
During floor debate, senators sought…
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