File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 704
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Rosenberg, Healey, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Benson,
Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Bronrott, Cadden, Carlson, Conroy,
Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dobson, Elliott, Giannetti, Glassman,
Goldwater, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hubers,
James, V. Jones, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Marriott, McHale
McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Parrott, Petzold, Proctor, Rawlings,
Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Valderrama, and Weir
- Entitled:
-
Safe Haven for Newborns Act
Requiring a hospital, fire station, or police station to take custody
of a newborn that is not more than 72 hours old and that is
relinquished by a natural parent or authorized agent in a specified
manner; providing specified immunity from prosecution; establishing
procedures to be followed by hospitals, fire stations, police
stations, and local departments of social services; and allowing the
revocation of a relinquishment.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
- Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
- Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
- Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
- Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
- Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
- Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
- Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
- Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
- Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
- Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
- Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
- Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
- Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
- Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
- Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
- Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
- Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
- Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
- Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADOPTION
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- EMERGENCIES
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- FIRE PROTECTION
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- PRIVACY
- PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
- PUBLIC INFORMATION
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-621.1
)
- Family Law
- (
5-313 ,
5-1301 ,
5-1302
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered