CHAPTER NUMBER: 368 
File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 933/96 - JUD
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates O'Donnell, Rosenberg, Flanagan, and Genn
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
 Children in Need of Assistance - Drug-Addicted Babies
 
Establishing a presumption that a child is not receiving ordinary and
proper care and attention within the definition of "child in need of
assistance" if the child is born addicted to, dependent on, or with a
significant presence in the child's blood of controlled dangerous
substances; altering conditions regarding the termination of specified
parental rights to include children born addicted to, dependent on, or
with a significant presence in the child's blood of controlled
dangerous substances under specified circumstances; etc.
House Action
- 2/12
 - First Reading Judiciary
 -      Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/31
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/27
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order later today (Delegate Vallario) Adopted
 -      Special Order evening session (Delegate Vallario) Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments
 -      Committee Amendment (#1-2) Adopted
 -      Committee Amendment (#3) Withdrawn
 -      Substitute Committee Amendment (#3) Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/28
 - Third Reading Passed (132-7)
 - 4/3
 - Returned Passed
 - 5/8
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 368
 
Senate Action
- 4/1
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 4/4
 - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/7
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/6
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 -      Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Green) Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
 - Delegate Robert L. Flanagan, District 14B
 - Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
 - Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - CHEMICAL TESTS
 - CHILD ABUSE
 - CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS
 - DRUGS -see also-CONTROLLED DANG.SUBST.;DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
 - INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES
 - MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
 - PREGNANCY
 - REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
 - SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
 - WOMEN
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 3-801 ,
 3-801 ,
 3-801.1 
)
 -   Family Law
 - (
 5-313 ,
 5-313 ,
 5-704 ,
 5-706.3 ,
 5-710 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- House 
 - Number: 021282/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 31, 1997     at: 19:47
 Status: Incomplete      
 - Number: 201081/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 31, 1997     at: 19:50
 Status: Adopted