Key Votes
SB 1188 - Preference for Married Couples in Adoption - Key Vote
Arizona Key Votes
Kyrsten Sinema voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- April 18, 2011 Executive Signed
- April 12, 2011 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 7, 2011 House Bill Passed
- March 8, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 20, 2011 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - April 18, 2011
Title: Preference for Married Couples in Adoption
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (19-10) - April 12, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (37-20) - April 7, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (20-10) - March 8, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Preference for Married Couples in Adoption
Vote to pass a bill that establishes criteria of determining eligibility of adopting a child.
- -Marital status and the length and stability of the marital relationship;
-Family relationships between the child and adoptive family members;
-The wishes of the child's birth parents unless parental rights have been terminated;
-The family's ability to financially provide for the child and to meet emotional, mental, and physical needs;
-The placement of the child's siblings; and
-Availability of relatives, former foster parents, or other significant persons to provide support to the adoptive family and child.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 20, 2011
Title: Preference for Married Couples in Adoption
Sponsors
- Nancy K. Barto (AZ - R)
- Judy M. Burges (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff 'JD' Dial (AZ - R)
- Linda J. Gray (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack W. Harper (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve Montenegro (AZ - R)
- Justin Olson (AZ - R)
- Carl E. Seel (AZ - R)
- Steve Urie (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven B. 'Steve' Yarbrough (AZ - R)
Co-sponsors
- Sylvia Tenney Allen (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brenda J. Barton (AZ - R)
- Tom Forese (AZ - R)
- Rick Gray (AZ - R)
- Peggy Suzanne Judd (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- John McComish (AZ - R)
- Don Shooter (AZ - R)
