2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0558: Contracts for Postadoption Contact

Legislative Summary

Authorizing certain parties to enter into a written contract for postadoption contact which permits contact between an adopted child and his or her birth parent and siblings; requiring that the contract be filed with, approved by, and entered into a certain final judgment by the court under certain circumstances; authorizing and providing requirements for enforcement, modification, or termination of the contract; prohibiting enforcement of the contract in certain circumstances, etc.

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Bill History

2/10/2025
Filed
Senate
2/20/2025
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
Senate
3/12/2025
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Senate
3/14/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/14/2025
Now in Judiciary
Senate
3/18/2025
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #435036

3/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
3/12/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Erin Grall
Erin Grall
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/14/202511.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/10/202511.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/13/2025220.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025216.8 KB