CHAPTER NUMBER: 307 
File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 679  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Van
Hollen, Frosh, Green, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone,
Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes,
Middlebrooks, and Young
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Family Law - Protective Orders
 
Requiring that a copy of a protective order be served on a respondent
in a proceeding for relief from abuse in open court or by first class
mail to the person's last known address; repealing law that requires
service by specified law enforcement personnel; providing that such
service constitutes notice of the contents of the order and that
service is complete upon mailing; extending the maximum duration of
protective orders to 12 months; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/13
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 1/22
 - Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/17
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 2/20
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/6
 - Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
 -      Senate Requests House Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed ...
 -      Senators Green, Stone, Kelley
 - 4/7
 - Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 - 4/5
 - Passed Enrolled
 - 5/8
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 307
 
House Action
- 2/21
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 3/18
 - Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/4
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/31
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/1
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-1)
 - 4/5
 - House Refuses to Recede
 -      Conference Committee Appointed ...
 -      Delegates Montague, Menes, Hutchins
 -      Conference Committee Report Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (126-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
 - Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
 - Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
 - Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
 - Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
 - Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
 - Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
 - Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
 - Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks, District 32
 - Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
 - Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
 - Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
 - Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
 - Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
 - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
 - Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
 - Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
 - Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
 - Senator Larry Young, District 44
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - CIRCUIT COURTS
 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
 - LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
 - NOTICES
 - POSTAL SERVICE
 - PROCESS SERVING
 - SHERIFFS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Family Law
 - (
 4-501 ,
 4-501 ,
 4-506 ,
 4-507 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 848946/2 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 18, 1997  at: 10:57
 Status: Adopted         
 - House 
 - Number: 421182/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1997      at: 10:25
 Status: Adopted         
 
Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 682097/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997      at: 22:51
 Status: Adopted         
 - Amendment Number: 812693/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997      at: 22:51
 Status: Adopted