Bill Summary for Bill Number SB14-051

Date: 04/02/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB14-051

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 14-051 to the Committee on Appro	PASS

03:38 PM -- SB14-051

Representative Saine came to the table to present Senate Bill 14-051. She explained that the bill eliminates different standards of access to adoption records for adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents, as well as their descendants, based on the law in existence on the date the adoption was finalized. Generally, the bill retains current policy that adoption records are confidential from the general public, unless the requesting party is eligible under statute to access the records or the court finds good cause for their release. Current policy is also retained that allows eligible relatives of a deceased birth parent or a deceased adult adoptee to access adoption records concerning that person.


BILL:	SB14-051
TIME:	03:40:12 PM
MOVED:	Saine
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 14-051 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0, with 1 member excused.
SECONDED:	Joshi
		VOTE
	Becker	Yes
	DelGrosso	Yes
	Foote	Yes
	Joshi	Yes
	Kagan	Yes
	Melton	Yes
	Pabon	Excused
	Priola	Yes
	Saine	Yes
	Swalm	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Labuda	Yes
	Court	Yes

YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS