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Legislation


2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 970

File Code: Family Law Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 394
Sponsored By:
Delegates Montague, Doory, Dembrow, Giannetti, and Kelly
Entitled:
Juvenile Causes - Children in Need of Assistance - Hearings and Guardianship

Synopsis:

Altering terminology relating to specified hearings in child in need of assistance proceedings; altering the amount of time that a specified person can be placed at an inpatient facility under specified circumstances; requiring a local department of social services to notify the parents and their attorneys of specified decisions if guardianship of a child is awarded to the local department; authorizing a court to dismiss a case instead of a petition in specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Judiciary
2/12
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
3/29
Returned Passed
5/15
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/27
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHILD ABUSE
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
GUARDIANS
HEARINGS
JUVENILE CAUSES
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
NOTICES
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-801 , 3-801.1 , 3-807 , 3-815 , 3-816 , 3-817 , 3-819 , 3-819 , 3-819 , 3-820 , 3-826 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 802818/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2002   at: 6:44 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 20, 2002: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
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