Family Law (D4)

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  HB 68

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 132

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 146

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Jennings, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Adoption - Written Instruments - Meaning of "Child"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 163

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 359

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, DeBoy, Elliott, Eckardt, Heller, Parker, Shewell, Stocksdale, Jameson, Boutin, Kaiser, Sophocleus, McDonough, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Feldman, Frank, Haddaway, Hubbard, Impallaria, Kach, Mandel, McComas, McHale, Miller, Myers, Rudolph, Smigiel, Trueschler, Weldon, Kullen, Benson, Costa, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Child Care Centers and Family Day Care Homes - Employees - Background Checks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance

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  HB 325

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Walkup, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 326

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders - Evidence Standard

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 327

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 367

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Love, McComas, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Simmons, Sophocleus, Sossi, Walkup, Zirkin, Menes, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Definition of Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 328

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Simmons, Smigiel, Sossi, Walkup, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders - Extension of Final Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 329

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Kaiser, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Smigiel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment and Divorce - Family Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 331

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Spousal Privilege - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 429

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes and Vallario

  Entitled

  Peace Orders - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 500

  Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Howard County - Marriage License Fee - Increase Ho. Co. 12-05

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 508

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Use of Guidelines - Child Support

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 628

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Family Law - Qualifications of Directors of Preschool Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 693

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 694

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 741

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 233

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, King, Leopold, Love, McComas, Menes, Parker, Petzold, Rosenberg, Sossi, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Family Law - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 771

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 576

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Children in Out-of-Home Placements - Permanency Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 826

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and Delegates Rosenberg and Dumais

  Entitled

  Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 845

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelley, Gutierrez, Menes, Shewell, Simmons, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse or Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 935

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 404

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weldon, Bobo, Marriott, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Priority of Relatives as Caregivers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 936

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weldon, Bobo, Marriott, McKee, Nathan-Pulliam, and Shank

  Entitled

  Family Law - Task Force on Kinship Caregivers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 938

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Boteler, Boutin, Burns, Carter, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, DeBoy, Dumais, Elliott, Frush, Goldwater, Haddaway, Kaiser, McMillan, Menes, Miller, Montgomery, Myers, Parrott, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Protective Order - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 962

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Anderson, Boutin, Bozman, Cardin, Cluster, Dwyer, Frank, Hogan, Kaiser, Kelly, Mayer, McComas, McKee, McMillan, Parrott, Ramirez, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Address Confidentiality Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 976

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 996

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1052

  Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Holmes, Kelley, McComas, Ramirez, and Ross

  Entitled

  Children - Joint Legal Custody - Preference

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1071

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Arnick, Kullen, Shank, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Ceremonies - Former Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1077

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Family Law - Failure to Pay Child Support

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1158

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Busch, Benson, Boschert, Boteler, C. Davis, Elliott, Franchot, Frank, Hogan, Impallaria, Kelley, King, McComas, Murray, Myers, Oaks, Paige, Parrott, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Licenses - Premarital Preparation Course

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1181

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 595

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Settlement of Arrearages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1220

  Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Burns, Cadden, Cluster, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Valid Marriages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1225

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1271

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Cluster, Bates, Frank, Impallaria, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Taylor, Trueschler, V. Turner, and Weir

  Entitled

  Family Law - Rights of Foster Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1336

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 600

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Anderson, Doory, and McIntosh

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements - Placement of Siblings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1376

  Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1438

  Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kullen

  Entitled

  Family Law - Absolute Divorce - Modification of the Name of a Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1590

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilleland and Boschert

  Entitled

  Family Law - Disclosure of Divorce Case Information - Temporary Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 10

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Colburn, Munson, Harris, Stone, Haines, Jacobs, Forehand, Giannetti, and Green

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Address Confidentiality Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 27

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Rights of Alleged Abuser or Neglecter

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 106

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Middleton, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse or Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 142

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Forehand, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - Murder Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 156

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 172

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 287

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Interception of State Payments for Child Support Arrears

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 176

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 465

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Adoption - Written Instruments - Meaning of "Child"

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 258

  Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Spousal Privilege - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 259

  Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, Jacobs, Giannetti, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders - Duration of Final Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 260

  Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee ...

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders - Evidence Standard

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 261

  Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Jacobs, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 262

  Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment and Divorce - Family Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 263

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Definition of Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 362

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Ex Parte Orders - Expungement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 367

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Use of Guidelines - Child Support

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 417

  Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Children - Joint Legal Custody - Preference

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 434

  Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Britt, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Haines, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Mooney, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Protective Order - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 545

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 559

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben (By Request)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Minors - Emancipation by Court Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 696

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 504

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 710

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 464

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 746

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 507

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SJ 11

  Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Definition of Marriage - Ceremony Between One Man and One Woman

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules