Bill Type
House Bill
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING CERTIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) TO DECLARE A
Short Title
DSWD CERTIFICATE FOR CHILD ADOPTION
Text as Filed (File)
HBN-5524 (as filed)
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Congress Author
LACSON, JOSE CARLOS V.
Scope
NATIONAL
Legislative Status
PENDING IN THE COMMITTEE
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
21
Session Type
THIRD REGULAR SESSION
Subjects
DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT (R.A.NO. 8552)
Child and Youth Welfare Code
DEPT. OF SOCIAL WELFARE & DEVT. (DSWD)
Document Certification
NO CERTIFICATION
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Committee Details

Primary Committee
YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05524
FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING CERTIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) TO DECLARE A 'CHILD LEGALLY AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION' AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8552 (DOMESTIC ADOPTION LAW), REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8043 (INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION LAW) AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 603 (CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE), AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : Requiring Certification of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to Declare a Child Legally Available for Adoption
ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to make the declaration of a child “legally free for adoption” administrative in nature and therefore, shorten the process of the declaration of abandonment of abandoned and neglected children.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LACSON, JOSE CARLOS V.
DATE FILED : 2006-06-07
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01718
SUBMITTED ON 2006-06-07
SUBMITTED BY: SOCIAL SERVICES
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB05096
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2006-06-08
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2006-06-08
SECOND READING INFORMATION
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-06-08
REMARKS : The Body adopted the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2006-08-01
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-08-30
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:176     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2006-09-07
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2006-09-07
REMARKS : 

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT REQUIRING CERTIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) TO DECLARE A "CHILD LEGALLY AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION" AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8552 (DOMESTIC ADOPTION LAW), REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8043 (INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION LAW) AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 603 (CHILDN AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE) AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2006 ]
9/7/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representative JOSE CARLOS V. LACSON as author;
9/11/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS;

Abstract

The bill seeks to make the declaration of a child “legally free for adoption” administrative in nature and therefore, shorten the process of the declaration of abandonment of abandoned and neglected children.'

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