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Legislation


2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 211

CHAPTER NUMBER: 158 File Code: Family Law
Sponsored By:
Delegates Cane, Bohanan, Bozman, Conway, C. Davis, Franchot, Harrison, Heller, Krysiak, Malone, McConkey, Owings, Proctor, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Sossi, F. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Family Law - Adoption - Certificates of Birth

Synopsis:

Repealing the provision of law making the entry of an adoption order by a court grounds for the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to make a new certificate of birth for an individual who was born outside the United States; and repealing a specified qualification that a foreign-born adopted person must meet before the Secretary may prepare and register a certificate of foreign birth.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/22
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/28
Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.
2/16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/17
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/19
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
4/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 158
Senate Action
2/20
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/24
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADOPTION
ALIENS
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
VITAL RECORDS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 4-211 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 396680/01 (PDF)     Offered on: February 17, 2004   at: 10:13 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 6, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
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