FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 64

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  HB 16

  Status as of January 29, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Waiting Period

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 92

  Status as of February 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  Public Assistance - Motivation of School Attendance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 128

  Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marital Property - Commingled Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 136

  Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Nonsupport of Child - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 138

  Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings

  Entitled

  Child Support - Reporting Arrearages to Consumer Reporting Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 141

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Preis

  Entitled

  Family Law - Applicability of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 172

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 646

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Dembrow, and Genn

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement - Legal Representation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 215

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Preis, T. Murphy, and Turner

  Entitled

  Family Law - Award of Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 216

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Menes, Turner, and Genn

  Entitled

  Child Support Guidelines - Determination of Child Support Obligation - Child Care Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 217

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Turner, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Child Support Guidelines - Determination of Child Support Obligation - Private Instruction or Tutoring

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 270

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Menes, R. Baker, Grosfeld, M. Burns, Hurson, Owings, Schisler, Frush, Pitkin, Proctor, Hecht, Heller, Shriver, W. Baker, Rosapepe, and Healey

  Entitled

  Failure to Pay Spousal or Child Support - Constructive Civil Contempt

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 303

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Turner, Perry, Pendergrass, Grosfeld, Mandel, Marriott, C. Mitchell, Oaks, Snodgrass, Hecht, Vallario, Proctor, Frush, Kagan, Patterson, Muse, Petzold, E. Burns, Bonsack, Bobo, Faulkner, Conroy, Montague, Cryor, Shriver, Love, M. Burns, D. Murphy, Parker, Hutchins, Genn, Menes, Pitkin, Cadden, Hubbard, Crumlin, Preis, McIntosh, O'Donnell, Bissett, Jacobs, Krysiak, Dembrow, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Watson, Malone, Branch, Fulton, Mossburg, Ciliberti, T. Murphy, Frank, Finifter, Klausmeier, Hurson, Workman, Edwards, McKee, and B. Hughes

  Entitled

  Adoption Contact Services and Access to Adoption Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 372

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank and E. Burns

  Entitled

  Child Custody - Presumption of Joint Legal and Physical Custody

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 398

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates E. Burns, Kelly, Owings, Proctor, DeCarlo, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Bissett, Exum, Branch, C. Mitchell, Minnick, M. Burns, Ports, and Redmer

  Entitled

  Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 609

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Hurson, and Dembrow

  Entitled

  Protection of Marriages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 642

  Status as of March 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Pendergrass, Bobo, Goldwater, Pitkin, Conroy, Turner, Cadden, Franchot, Kagan, Petzold, Hurson, Hubbard, Howard, Frush, Menes, Rosapepe, Perry, Hecht, Love, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Maternal and Child Health - Lactation Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 653

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg (Joint Committee on Welfare Reform) and Delegates Rawlings, Branch, Cadden, Klima, C. Mitchell, and McHale

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 677

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Hecht, Grosfeld, Montague, Love, Pendergrass, Conway, Cadden, Stup, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Willis, McIntosh, Parker, Rosenberg, B. Hughes, Branch, Slade, Donoghue, Franchot, Edwards, Brinkley, Eckardt, Conroy, Bobo, Watson, Fry, Pitkin, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 679

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor and Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Family Violence Council), and Delegates Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Curran, Harrison, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Hecht, Grosfeld, Montague, Preis, Love, Pendergrass, Conway, Cadden, Brinkley, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Willis, McIntosh, Parker, Rosenberg, B. Hughes, Branch, Slade, Donoghue, Franchot, Edwards, Bobo, Eckardt, Stup, Watson, Mandel, Conroy, Fry, Hubbard, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 694

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Turner, Faulkner, Kittleman, Mossburg, and DeCarlo

  Entitled

  Adoption and Guardianship Proceedings - Appointment of Counsel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 754

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 317

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Conroy, R. Baker, Benson, M. Burns, Crumlin, Cryor, Eckardt, Frush, Healey, Hecht, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kopp, Krysiak, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, D. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Perry, Petzold, and Turner

  Entitled

  Manslaughter - Inadequate Provocation - Spousal Adultery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 833

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dembrow, Montague, Genn, Dypski, Fulton, Opara, Faulkner, E. Burns, Benson, Perry, O'Donnell, Workman, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Joint Legal Custody

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 853

  Status as of March 27, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Shriver, Hecht, Perry, Harrison, Rosapepe, Finifter, Hubbard, Dypski, Hurson, Cadden, Stup, Healey, Parker, Pitkin, Grosfeld, B. Hughes, Howard, Workman, Frush, Faulkner, Benson, Bobo, and Petzold

  Entitled

  Child Support Arrearage - Revocation and Denial of Professional and Recreational Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 929

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 496

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - District Court - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction MC 725-97

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1025

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Palumbo

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1043

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Preis and Doory

  Entitled

  Court-Ordered Mediation - Board of Certification for Mediators

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1074

  Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Human Resources) and Delegates Menes, Shriver, Hecht, Perry, Harrison, Rosapepe, Finifter, Hubbard, Dypski, Hurson, Cadden, Stup, Healey, Parker, Pitkin, Grosfeld, B. Hughes, Howard, Workman, Frush, Faulkner, Benson, Bobo, and Petzold

  Entitled

  Child Support - Enforcement Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1089

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Exum

  Entitled

  Child Support - Payment by Father - Terminating Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1104

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment - Spiritual Healing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1105

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Standby Guardian - Parental Designation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1106

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Standby Guardian

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1135

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Finifter, McIntosh, and Turner

  Entitled

  Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1142

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Poole

  Entitled

  Child Support - Tax Refunds - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1145

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague and Doory

  Entitled

  Divorce - Educational Seminar on Effects on Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1253

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Premarriage Education - Waiting Period

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1345

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Family Law - Custody Criteria

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1346

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Taylor, Doory, Perry, Conroy, Petzold, Marriott, McIntosh, Bobo, Kirk, Menes, B. Hughes, Hecht, Parker, Hixson, Bonsack, Cadden, Kopp, Krysiak, Stocksdale, Willis, Howard, Cryor, Clagett, Mandel, Eckardt, Faulkner, Boston, Workman, Pendergrass, Love, Frush, Snodgrass, Watson, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, Grosfeld, Healey, DeCarlo, Klausmeier, Stup, Preis, Opara, Genn, R. Baker, Hammen, Dypski, E. Burns, Harrison, Turner, and Curran

  Entitled

  Courts - Family Division - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1373

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conway (By Request)

  Entitled

  Marital Property - Retirement Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1382

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague and Preis

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Adoption Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1387

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Family Law - Joint Custody - Decision Making

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1388

  Status as of February 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Child Custody - Needs Assessment and Preliminary Parenting Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1434

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Child Support - Incarcerated Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1447

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration)

  Entitled

  Elimination and Consolidation of Certain Boards and Commissions and Agency Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1461

  Status as of March 20, 1997: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Childhood Lead Screening - Exemption for Religious Beliefs and Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1470

  Status as of March 30, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holt

  Entitled

  Family Law - Residential Child Care Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules
  

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  HJ 7

  Status as of February 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beck

  Entitled

  Parents and Teachers of Maryland School Children - Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  SB 14

  Status as of March 31, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Munson

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 37

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middlebrooks , Munson, Colburn, Forehand, Haines, Jimeno, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Incarceration of Obligor

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 43

  Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Trotter

  Entitled

  Child Support - Nonpayment - Consequences

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 51

  Status as of January 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Craig

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Evidence - Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 57

  Status as of March 12, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Craig

  Entitled

  Family Law - Applicability of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 63

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 323

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Divorce - Educational Seminar on Effects on Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 126

  Status as of February 10, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 160

  Status as of January 22, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Miller, Hoffman, Ruben, Roesser, Forehand, Frosh, Trotter, Bromwell, Hollinger, Sfikas, Stone, Jimeno, Pinsky, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Conway, Colburn, Hughes, and Young

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 243

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Lawlah, Hoffman, Colburn, Jimeno, McCabe, Forehand, Young, Pinsky, Hughes, and Middlebrooks

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Terminating Parental Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 297

  Status as of April 4, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Baker, Madden, Stone, Forehand, Colburn, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, Hollinger, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Support Enforcement - Contempt

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 499

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 593

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Astle, Della, Roesser, Dorman, Currie, Bromwell, Derr, Hafer, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Young

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 512

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 367

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Drug-Addicted Babies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 571

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Trotter, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Conway, Hughes, Boozer, Van Hollen, Hollinger, Jimeno, Forehand, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Courts - Family Division - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 636

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 609

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Green, Ruben, Bromwell, Kelley, Madden, Forehand, Blount, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, and Young

  Entitled

  Child Support - Enforcement Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 747

  Status as of March 19, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 809

  Status as of March 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Child Support - Determination by Administrative Procedure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 877

  Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Child Support - Incarcerated Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 899

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 5

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration)

  Entitled

  Elimination and Consolidation of Certain Boards and Commissions and Agency Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Commerce and Government Matters