2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 461

File Code: Family Law
Sponsored By:
Delegates Turner, Grosfeld, Pendergrass, V. Jones, Hubers, D'Amato, Dembrow, Cole, Gladden, Montague, Giannetti, James, Zirkin, Proctor, Valderrama, Barkley, Hecht, Branch, Dewberry, Bronrott, Shriver, Heller, Frush, Gordon, Mandel, Healey, Howard, Moe, Swain, Pitkin, Patterson, Paige, Krysiak, Phillips, Marriott, R. Baker, Klausmeier, Cane, Burns, Benson, and Petzold
Entitled:
Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Siblings

Synopsis:

Expanding provisions of law concerning adoption search, contact, and reunion services within the Social Services Administration to include services to locate siblings of adopted individuals, to assess the mutual desire for communication or disclosure of information between adopted individuals and siblings of adopted individuals, and to provide or provide referral to counseling for siblings of adopted individuals; authorizing a sibling of an adopted individual to apply to receive adoption search, contact, and reunion services; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/4
First Reading Judiciary
2/9
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADOPTION
DISCLOSURE
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
NOTICES
PRIVACY
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Family Law
( 5-314 , 5-4B-01 , 5-4B-01 , 5-4B-02 , 5-4B-05 , 5-4B-12 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered