HOUSE BILL 602

Sponsored By:

Delegates Grosfeld, Rosenberg, Billings, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Carlson, Cryor, Franchot, Gordon, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hutchins, James, A. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, and Sher

Entitled:

Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2002

Synopsis:

Providing immunity from civil liability and criminal prosecution for persons who leave an unharmed newborn with a responsible adult within 3 days after the birth of the newborn and the person does not express an intent to return for the newborn; requiring the approval of the mother of the newborn to abandon the newborn under specified circumstances; requiring a hospital or other designated facility that accepts a newborn to notify the local Department of Social Services within 24 hours after accepting the newborn; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Judiciary

2/6

Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.

2/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

2/26

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Special Order 2/27 (Delegate Barkley) Adopted

2/27

Motion Reconsider Favorable with Amendments Report (Delegate Barkley) Adopted (86-36)

Motion Reconsider Committee Amendment (Delegate Barkley)

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted

Motion Reconsider Committee Amendment Rejected (47-82)

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Healey) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Conroy) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Griffith) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Pitkin) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Barkley) Adopted

Special Order after Special Order calendar (Delegate Hurson) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Hurson)

Laid Over (Delegate Gordon) Adopted

2/28

Floor Amendment (Delegate Hurson) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Arnick) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Barve) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate R. Baker) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Goldwater) Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/5

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Cole) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (114-17)

4/7

House Concur - Senate Amendments

Third Reading Passed (124-13)

Passed Enrolled

5/16

Signed by the Governor Chapter 442

Senate Action

3/6

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/20

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

4/8

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/6

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/7

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-2)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31

Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc

FIRE PROTECTION

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH

NOTICES

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES

RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 5-641 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 013826/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 10:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 063326/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 10:53 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 113720/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 10:20 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 163829/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 10:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 313124/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 10:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 343529/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 10:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 393329/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 10:54 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 473723/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 712314/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 26, 2002   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 903326/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 10:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 913928/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 10:55 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 458274/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 6:35 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

February 27, 2002: Motion Reconsider Favorable with Amendments Report (Barkley) Adopted (86-36)

February 27, 2002: Motion Reconsider Committee Amendment Rejected (47-82)

March 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (114-17)

April 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (124-13)

Senate

April 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (45-2)