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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 51

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  HB 23

  Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Refuses to Recede

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - First Degree Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 30

  Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Giannetti

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce - Protective Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 38

  Status as of February 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child and Spousal Support - Interest on Arrearages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 53

  Status as of February 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings (By Request)

  Entitled

  Custody - Natural Parents - Confinement in a Correctional Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 54

  Status as of February 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings (By Request)

  Entitled

  Custody - Natural Parents - Controlled Dangerous Substance Violation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 72

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 391

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, T. Murphy, Turner, and Barkley

  Entitled

  Family Law - Award of Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 148

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 214

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Administrative Appeal Procedures and Maintenance of Data

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 149

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Hecht, Doory, Menes, R. Baker, Barkley, Bronrott, Dembrow, Goldwater, Hutchins, A. Jones, K. Kelly, Kopp, Mandel, Montague, D. Murphy, O'Donnell, Petzold, Pitkin, Sher, and Turner

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Definition of Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 233

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 404

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Hecht, Grosfeld, Rudolph, Hurson, Doory, Rawlings, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Busch, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dobson, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hixson, Howard, Hubers, Hutchins, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Leopold, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Riley, Rosenberg, Rosso, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Peace Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 247

  Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Alimony

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 250

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 388

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 231

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boschert

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage of Certain Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 430

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, McIntosh, Finifter, Turner, Zirkin, Morhaim, and Menes

  Entitled

  Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 433

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Zirkin, Morhaim, and Montague

  Entitled

  Family Law - Custody, Support, or Visitation Proceeding - Award of Costs and Counsel Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 442

  Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Flanagan

  Entitled

  Child Support - Voluntary Impoverishment - Incarceration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 492

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 363

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver, Taylor, Hurson, Heller, Hixson, and Franchot

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Children , Youth, and Families

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 511

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kopp

  Entitled

  Residential and Nonresidential Child Care Programs and Nonpublic General Education Schools - Rate Setting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 562

  Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference - Foster Care Court Improvement Implementation Committee)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 583

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dembrow and Vallario

  Entitled

  Parent-Child Immunity - Motor Vehicle Torts - Abrogation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 592

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley, Barve, Benson, Carlson, Dembrow, Giannetti, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, Hurson, Kach, Love, Menes, Petzold, Pitkin, Stern, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Confinement of Unattended Children - Age of Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 633

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 698

  Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate K. Kelly

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Bail - Assault Against Family Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 723

  Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori, Dewberry, Kittleman, Malone, D. Murphy, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Family Law - Custody Criteria

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 738

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 449

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Grosfeld, Hecht, Moe, Montague, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 766

  Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Petzold

  Entitled

  Family Law - Appointment of Counsel for Minors - Contested Custody and Visitation Cases

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 888

  Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Dembrow, O'Donnell, Burns, Palumbo, K. Kelly, Valderrama, Riley, and Dypski

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Best Interest of the Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 958

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 356

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Pitkin, Menes, Hixson, Grosfeld, Petzold, and Franchot

  Entitled

  Child Welfare - Citizen Review Panels and Child Fatality Review Teams

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1076

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone and Montague

  Entitled

  Family Law - Covenant Marriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1100

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 685

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  Wrongful Death - Intestate Succession - Parent Not Entitled to Damages or Distribution

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1119

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Adoption Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1124

  Status as of March 23, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dobson, Montague, and DeCarlo

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility for Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1128

  Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori and Burns

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foreign Marriages - Invalidity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1140

  Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect Center of Excellence Technology Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 47

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 20

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Support Payments - Deductions From Obligor's Earnings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 48

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 21

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 78

  Status as of April 2, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Definition of Neglect

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 85

  Status as of April 2, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of or Interference with Visitation - Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 146

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Baker, Hughes, Mitchell, Forehand, Jimeno, Colburn, Green, Roesser, Lawlah, Stone, Hoffman, Ferguson, and Haines

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Dating Relationship

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 202

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Hoffman, Hughes, Colburn, Ruben, Sfikas, Conway, Stone, Jacobs, Harris, Green, Lawlah, Jimeno, Mitchell, Forehand, Mooney, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Definition of Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 242

  Status as of March 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Forehand, Kelley, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 258

  Status as of March 9, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Intestate Succession - Failure to Support Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 282

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 336

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 291

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 541

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Hogan, Neall, DeGrange, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, McFadden, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Residential and Nonresidential Child Care Programs and Nonpublic General Education Schools - Rate Setting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 406

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Ruben

  Entitled

  Family Law - Award of Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 464

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 355

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Colburn

  Entitled

  Child Welfare - Citizen Review Panels and Child Fatality Review Teams

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 474

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference - Foster Care Court Improvement Implementation Committee)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 480

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 358

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Foster Care - Child Support Obligations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 490

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 570

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser and Green

  Entitled

  Family Law - Permanency Plan Hearing for Out-of-Home Placement - Opportunity to Speak

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 494

  Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Roesser

  Entitled

  Foster Parents' Bill of Rights of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 516

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 362

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Neall, DeGrange, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Children , Youth, and Families

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 709

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Mitchell

  Entitled

  Child Support - Parent of Other Children in the Household

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings