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BILLS BY FILE CODE: Family Law - 2009 Regular Session

2009 Regular Session

2009 Regular Session File Code information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:09 p.m.

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Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 68

HB 22	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate G. Clagett
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement - Interception of Abandoned Property
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 50	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate G. Clagett
Entitled	Crimes - Child Endangerment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 55	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Dumais, Frush, Hecht, and Ross
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Order Hearing - Substitution of Final Protective Order Hearing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 57	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Dumais, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Referral to Family Planning Services
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 98	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Anderson, Barnes, Dumais, Feldman, Kramer, Levi, McComas, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Orders - Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 118	Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Waldstreicher, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Dwyer, Kelly, Kramer, Lee, O'Donnell, Rosenberg, Shank, Smigiel, and Valderrama
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Domestic Violence Central Repository
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 144	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 260
Sponsored By	Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Carr, Dumais, Haynes, Hecht, Ivey, Kramer, Kullen, Lee, McConkey, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Tarrant, and Valderrama
Entitled	Social Services Administration and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect - Birth of Subsequent Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 213	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Dumais, Lee, McComas, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Attorney's Fees - Pro Bono Attorneys
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 214	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Dumais, and Hecht
Entitled	Family Law - Temporary Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 267	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 666
Sponsored By	Delegate King
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abduction by Relative
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 282	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 386
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	St. Mary's County - Adult Public Guardianship Review Board - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 296	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 489
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Bronrott, Doory, Dumais, Frick, Guzzone, Lee, Rosenberg, and Vaughn
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 302	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 491
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Bronrott, Doory, Dumais, Frick, Guzzone, Lee, Levi, Rosenberg, Vaughn, and Hecht
Entitled	Family Law - Temporary Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 359	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegates McConkey, Carter, Kramer, McComas, and Valderrama
Entitled	Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Victims of Domestic Violence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 422	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 672
Sponsored By	Delegates Shewell, DeBoy, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Norman, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Riley, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Serafini, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Walker, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Military Duty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 454	Status as of February 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Violation of Protective Order - Arrest
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 464	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 596
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Custody of Minor Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 517	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Barnes
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Warrantless Arrests - Recodification
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 570	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Family Law - Adoption - Child's Age of Consent
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 685	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Kaiser (Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) and Delegates Bates, Benson, Eckardt, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Family Law - Maryland Quality Ratings and Improvement System for Child Care Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 689	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 568
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Boteler, Bronrott, Doory, Elmore, Healey, Kramer, Levy, Mathias, McHale, and Montgomery
Entitled	CINA, Guardianship, Adoption, Custody, and Visitation - Disability of Parent, Guardian, Custodian, or Party
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 717	Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, McComas, Ali, Barkley, Beidle, Doory, Eckardt, Feldman, Haddaway, Ivey, Jameson, Jones, Kullen, Lee, Love, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Family Law - Child Custody Determinations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 779	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Braveboy, Dumais, and Ivey
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support Enforcement - Criminal Contempt
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 845	Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Bates, Braveboy, Burns, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hixson, Ivey, Jameson, Kullen, Lee, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Ross, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Waldstreicher, Bartlett, Elmore, Frick, Howard, Murphy, Rice, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Judiciary Senate: Senate Rules

HB 898	Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates McConkey, Beidle, Benson, Cane, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Holmes, McComas, Norman, Ramirez, Schuh, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
Entitled	Child Custody and Visitation - Relocation of Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Senate Rules

HB 901	Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Ali, Aumann, DeBoy, Frank, Frick, Frush, Haddaway, Kelly, Levy, Manno, McDonough, Montgomery, Robinson, Shewell, Simmons, Sossi, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 913	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dwyer, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 914	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley and Heller
Entitled	Family Law - Child Neglect - Maryland Student Assistance Program Referral Recommendations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 971	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 612
Sponsored By	Delegates Ivey, Anderson, Barnes, Braveboy, Dumais, Eckardt, Jennings, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Montgomery, Niemann, Ramirez, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Duration of Protective Order - Subsequent Act of Abuse
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1000	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede
Sponsored By	Delegates Conaway, Carter, Dumais, Frank, Levi, McComas, Ramirez, and Simmons
Entitled	Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1047	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Weldon
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support Enforcement - Multiple Driver's License Suspension Notices
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1055	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, McIntosh, Mizeur, Kaiser, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1114	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Stifler (By Request) and Delegates Aumann, Dumais, McHale, Montgomery, and Norman
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Postsecondary Education
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1181	Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Simmons
Entitled	Denial or Dismissal of Domestic Violence Petitions - Expungement of Records
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1196	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 711
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, Barkley, Barnes, Frick, Haynes, Healey, Kramer, McComas, and Valderrama
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Notification of Service
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1337	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 630
Sponsored By	Delegate Branch
Entitled	Family Law - State Citizens Review Board for Children and Local Boards of Review - Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1384	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Family Law - Criminal History Records Checks - Employees of Facilities and Other Individuals Who Care for or Supervise Children
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1401	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Child Support Guidelines - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1448	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support Enforcement Privatization Program and Performance Incentive Model Office
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

SB 58	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 350
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 59	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources) and Senators Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 70	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 508
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support Enforcement - Medical Support for Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 121	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Glassman, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Child Protection - Mandatory Reporting of Children Regularly in Contact with Persons Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 144	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Muse, and Raskin
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 210	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Family Law - Final Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 267	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 488
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, and Raskin
Entitled	Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 268	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 490
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, and Raskin
Entitled	Family Law - Temporary Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 299	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 531
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Child Custody and Visitation - Relocation of Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 414	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators King, DeGrange, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Muse, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Family Law - Maryland Quality Ratings and Improvement System for Child Care Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 421	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 259
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Social Services Administration and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect - Birth of Subsequent Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 467	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Miller
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Expungement of Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 474	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Frosh, Garagiola, Harrington, Madaleno, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Courts - Family Law - Award for Reasonable and Necessary Expense for Pro Bono Representation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 522	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Violation of Protective Order - Arrest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 540	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Family Law - Adoption of an Adult
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 565	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Raskin, Forehand, Gladden, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled	Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 586	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney and Muse
Entitled	Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Victims of Domestic Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 601	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 563
Sponsored By	Senators Zirkin, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Orders - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 613	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 567
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Zirkin, and Simonaire
Entitled	CINA, Guardianship, Adoption, Custody, and Visitation - Disability of Parent, Guardian, Custodian, or Party
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 640	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Haines, and Jacobs
Entitled	Family Law - Rights of Foster Parents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 647	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 714	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Custody of Minor Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 736	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Stone
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 740	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Family Law - Child Custody Determinations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 811	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 611
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Duration of Protective Order - Subsequent Act of Abuse
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 815	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 870	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 933	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 629
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Family Law - State Citizens Review Board for Children and Local Boards of Review - Duties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 1049	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 344
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means and Judiciary

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