2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB243: Family Law - Adoption of an Adult

Legislative Summary

Limiting the requirement that a petitioner's spouse join in the petition for adoption to apply only when the prospective adoptee is a minor; authorizing a petitioner's spouse to join in the petition for adoption if the prospective adoptee is an adult; establishing that certain provisions of law requiring the issuance and service of a show-cause order on a prospective adoptee's parents do not apply if the prospective adoptee is an adult; etc.

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Bill History

10/10/2024
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/10/2025
Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Favorable Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
House of Delegates
2/21/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/15/2025
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/4/2025
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Senate
4/5/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/20/2025
136
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/5/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Regina Boyce
Regina Boyce
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/18/2025106.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/2025103.1 KB
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