Foster Care

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 10

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  HB 255

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 326

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Siblings of Minors in Out-of-Home Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 256

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Local Departments of Social Services - Access to Records of Certain Adoptees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 325

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry - Background Check Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 789

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 141

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stein

  Entitled

  Driver's License Applications - Cosigner for Minors - Department of Social Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 857

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, Oaks, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Construction Contracts - Hiring Agreement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1118

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 157

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama, Dumais, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Hearings - Written Findings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1208

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 159

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wilson, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Griffith, Guzzone, Haynes, James, Jones, McConkey, Mizeur, Proctor, B. Robinson, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Washington, Wood, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Exemption from Tuition for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 333

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Hearings - Written Findings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 335

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Forehand

  Entitled

  Family Law - Permanency Planning and Guardianship Review Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 336

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Transition of Developmentally Disabled Youth from Foster Care - Required Workgroup and Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance