HB1197 — revise a provision related to the venue of adoption proceedings.
What changed between bill versions as it moved through the Legislature.
The amendment broadens venue options for adoption petitions by expanding from a single filing location (based on either the child's or adopting parent's residence, whichever is first filed) to three alternative counties where petitions can be filed: where the adopting parent resides, where the authorized agency has custody of the child, or where the child was born or resides. This change makes adoption proceedings more flexible by giving petitioners multiple venue options rather than limiting them to one location.