File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 74
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Green, Ruben,
Stone, Forehand, Teitelbaum, and Hoffman
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2001
Establishing procedures for the relinquishment of a newborn; requiring
hospitals to accept a relinquished newborn; establishing immunity for
specified persons under the Act; establishing procedures for hospitals
accepting a relinquished newborn; establishing procedures for a
natural parent to revoke the intent to relinquish a newborn;
establishing procedures for a court to make a determination regarding
a relinquished newborn; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/11
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/7
- Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Third Reading Passed (42-3)
- 4/5
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Green, Forehand, and Hughes
House Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/27
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 4/1
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (111-18)
- 4/4
- House Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Delegates Grosfeld, Cole, and Hutchins
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADOPTION
- APPROPRIATIONS
- 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
- PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
- PUBLIC INFORMATION
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
5-7B-01 ,
5-7B-02 ,
5-7B-03 ,
5-7B-04
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 218973/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 22, 2001 at:
11:20 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 192216/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 6, 2001 at:
10:59 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 26, 2001: Third Reading Passed (42-3)
- House
- April 2, 2001: Third Reading Passed (111-18)