CHAPTER NUMBER: 323 
File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 367/96 - JPR
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1145  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senator Hafer
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Divorce - Educational Seminar on Effects on Children
 
Providing that a court may require that parties to divorce actions
attend an educational seminar on the effects of divorce on their
children prior to the granting of a divorce decree; and requiring the
Court of Appeals of Maryland to adopt rules to implement the Act.
Senate Action
- 11/15
 - Pre-filed
 - 1/8
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 1/22
 - Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/10
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/11
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 2/13
 - Third Reading Passed (42-1)
 - 4/2
 - Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
 -      Senate Requests House Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed ...
 -      Senators Haines, Ferguson, Colburn
 - 4/6
 - Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (44-0)
 - 4/4
 - Passed Enrolled
 - 5/8
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 323
 
House Action
- 2/14
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 3/18
 - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/31
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/27
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/28
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (125-7)
 - 3/30
 - House Refuses to Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed ...
 -      Delegates Montague, Grosfeld, Jacobs
 - 4/4
 - Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (129-5)
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - COURT OF APPEALS
 - DIVORCE -see also- ANNULMENT
 - EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
 - FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
 - MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 
- Bill affects the following Statute:
 -   Family Law
 - (
 7-103.2 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 728448/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 11, 1997  at: 10:59
 Status: Adopted         
 - House 
 - Number: 071088/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 31, 1997     at: 15:37
 Status: Adopted         
 
Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 922592/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997      at: 16:41
 Status: Adopted