Making Progress on Adoption Reform

Family is the bedrock of our society. Easing adoption regulations puts families first and helps more children find loving parents.

HB 1333 Brewer | Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; established.

Establishes a new path to permanency for foster youth who have resided in foster homes with relative caregivers for at least six months.

HB 227 Stolle| Adoption by stepparent; background check.

Requires courts to consider the results of a national criminal history background check conducted on the prospective adoptive parent.

HB 241 Brewer| Adoption; lowers amount of time child must reside with close relative

Shortens the length of time, from three years to two years, that a child must live with a close family member before adoption proceedings can begin.

HB 291 Collins | Social Services, Commissioner of; storage and preservation of orders and adoption files. Simplifies access to adoption files regarding court orders for adoptees and/or adopters so they can more easily obtain personal vital record.