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EngrossedHB4986 · 2026 Regular Session · Updated March 5, 2026
Relating to providing additional ground for abandonment finding in an adoption proceeding
Filed by Lori Dittman(R · District HD-063)Official link pending verification · co-sponsored by 10 legislators
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The purpose of this bill is to provide for the termination of parental rights upon certain convictions of crime.
Sponsors
Co-sponsor · House
Matthew Rohrbach(R · District HD-026)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Roland Jennings(R · District HD-084)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
John Paul Hott(R · District HD-085)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Laura Kimble(R · District HD-071)Official link pending verification
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Charles Sheedy(R · District HD-007)Official link pending verification
Primary sponsor · House
Lori Dittman(R · District HD-063)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Elliott Pritt(R · District HD-050)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Erica Moore(R · District HD-015)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Sarah Drennan(R · District HD-020)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Joe Parsons(R · District HD-016)Official link pending verification
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John Jordan(R · District HD-042)Official link pending verification
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Last action: To Judiciary (March 5, 2026)
The journey so far
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- Passed House (Roll No. 292)March 4, 2026 · House
- Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)March 4, 2026 · House
- Communicated to SenateMarch 4, 2026 · House
- Introduced in SenateMarch 5, 2026 · Senate
- To JudiciaryMarch 5, 2026 · Senate
- To JudiciaryMarch 5, 2026 · Senate
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How the chambers voted.
H · 91 yes · 0 no · 8 absent/NV
PassedMarch 4, 2026 · Passed House (Roll No. 292)
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