2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 671

CHAPTER NUMBER: 550 File Code: Social Services - Generally
Sponsored By:
Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Lawlah, Currie, Middleton, Neall, Kasemeyer, McFadden, and Hollinger
Entitled:
Child Welfare - Integration of Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Human Resources and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a statewide protocol for integrating child welfare and substance abuse treatment services; specifying the elements to be included in the protocol; requiring a court to order substance abuse assessment and testing of an at-risk parent upon a request by a local department of social services; requiring the Governor to include in the State budget, for fiscal year 2004, $500,000 for an independent results-based evaluation; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Judicial Proceedings & Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/9
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2/24
Hearing cancelled
2/25
Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs & Budget and Taxation
2/28
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/7
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Hollinger, Pinsky, and Van Hollen
4/9
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/18
Signed by the Governor Chapter 550
House Action
4/2
First Reading Environmental Matters
4/6
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (130-1)
4/7
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Baldwin
4/9
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPROPRIATIONS
CHEMICAL TESTS
CHILD ABUSE
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
NOTICES
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Family Law
( 5-1201 , 5-1202 , 5-1203 , 5-1204 , 5-1205 , 5-1206 , 5-1207 , 5-1208 , 5-1209 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 634138/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2000   at: 11:37 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 760810/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2000   at: 11:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 683627/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2000   at: 11:54 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 413225/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2000   at: 11:00 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 9, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 6, 2000: Third Reading Passed (130-1)
April 9, 2000: Third Reading Passed (139-0)