OP/Ed: Adoption Overhaul Bill Passes in State House

By State Rep. Dan Gasaway

The political log jam at the Georgia State Capitol showed signs of clearing last week.

Adoption bill update

Many of you may have followed House Bill 159, better known as the “Adoption Bill”, from last year’s general assembly. The legislation is an update of the state adoption code that brings Georgia more in line with other states and specifically improves the process of adoption.

Strangely enough, the bill became the state senate leadership’s political football of choice at the end of last year’s session.

This action negatively impacted children needing to be adopted and the parents who wanted to adopt them. Since then, the state senate leadership has scrambled to justify their actions that stymied the bill.

Now after quibbling over minutia, adding and then removing a few poison pill amendments, and constant foot dragging, the state senate leadership appears ready to act. The bill hopefully will be on the Governor’s desk awaiting his signature by the time you read this article.

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