FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 63

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  HB 20

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 635

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold and Montague

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage License Fee - Premarital Preparation Course

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 23

  Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boschert

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 25

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 179

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Brown

  Entitled

  Life Insurance - Insurable Interest in Adopted Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 41

  Status as of February 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boutin

  Entitled

  Harford County - Secondary Employment of Social Services Employees as Visitation Facilitators

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 65

  Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Carlson

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Secondary Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 74

  Status as of February 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pitkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 115

  Status as of February 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Failure to Pay Child Support or Alimony

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 135

  Status as of April 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Ceremonies - Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 154

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate K. Kelly

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Intestate Succession - Abandonment or Failure to Support Minor Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 173

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Cole, Dobson, and V. Jones

  Entitled

  Abandoned Infants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 183

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 199

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Dembrow, and K. Kelly

  Entitled

  Courts - Parent-Child Immunity - Motor Vehicle Torts - Abrogation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 221

  Status as of February 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Alimony - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 246

  Status as of February 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement Administration - State Case Registry - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 252

  Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Billings, Bronrott, Carlson, Cole, Cryor, D. Davis, Dembrow, Franchot, Giannetti, Goldwater, Gordon, Hecht, Hixson, Hurson, Kagan, Kopp, Mandel, Menes, Phillips, Sher, Turner, Amedori, Baldwin, W. Baker, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, DeCarlo, Dobson, Elliott, Frush, Glassman, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Moe, Mohorovic, Montague, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Riley, Rosenberg, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Valderrama, Walkup, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 312

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Safe Havens - Infant Abandonment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 330

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 213

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Turner and Montague

  Entitled

  Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Access to Records by Confidential Intermediary

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 363

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 395

  Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Turner, Grosfeld, Pendergrass, V. Jones, Hubers, D'Amato, Dembrow, Cole, Gladden, Montague, Giannetti, James, Proctor, Valderrama, Barkley, Klausmeier, Benson, R. Baker, Frush, Mandel, Healey, Gordon, Hecht, Branch, Dewberry, Bronrott, Shriver, Heller, Howard, Moe, Swain, Pitkin, Patterson, Paige, Krysiak, Marriott, Cane, and Petzold

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Siblings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 447

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Montague, and Owings

  Entitled

  Calvert County Child Visitation and Exchange Monitoring Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 451

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 499

  Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Elliott

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Definition - Exemption for Reasonable Punishment by Parent or Stepparent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 515

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Amedori, Baldwin, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, DeCarlo, Frush, Giannetti, Glassman, Howard, Hubers, Hurson, James, Marriott, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Rawlings, Riley, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, Moe, R. Baker, and Clagett

  Entitled

  Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 519

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 486

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve (Chairman, Joint Technology Oversight Committee) and Delegates Pendergrass, Brown, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Hill, J. Kelly, La Vay, Love, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act - Scope

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 531

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Greenip

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foreign Marriages - Invalidity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 534

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes

  Entitled

  Family Law - Paternity Proceedings - Blood and Genetic Tests

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 705

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 496

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Family Law - Petitions for Adoption or Guardianship - Notice to Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 707

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague and Doory

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption and Guardianship - Objection by Child to Termination of Parental Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 723

  Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Frush, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health - In Vitro Services - Advance Directives for Disposition of Cryopreserved Eggs, Sperm, or Embryos

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 754

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 780

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Amedori

  Entitled

  Family Law - Award of Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 822

  Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Barkley, and Shriver

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 850

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 505

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dembrow and Barkley

  Entitled

  Family Law - International Child Abduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 891

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Branch, Shriver, Cadden, and Pitkin

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 910

  Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Doory, Cole, and Getty

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 914

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 283

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Klausmeier, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 915

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Parentage Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 929

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 693

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love and Cadden

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Domestic Relations Division Employees - Pension and Retirement Health Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 932

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dobson, Oaks, Montague, Phillips, Kirk, Paige, Dypski, C. Davis, Hurson, Bronrott, Kopp, Goldwater, Swain, Marriott, Fulton, and Cane

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Support of Children by Noncustodial Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 933

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dobson, Montague, Burns, Marriott, Kirk, Paige, Phillips, Kopp, Dypski, Hecht, Rosenberg, A. Jones, Proctor, Oaks, Fulton, Bronrott, Cane, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility for Benefits - Birth or Adoption of Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1062

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Family Law - Paternity Proceedings - Blood or Genetic Tests

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1064

  Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption and Guardianship - Representation of Indigent Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1070

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 299

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Menes, Cole, Petzold, and Gladden

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child and Spousal Support - Earnings Withholding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1373

  Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montague

  Entitled

  Child in Need of Assistance - Permanency Plan - Appeal of Interlocutory Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HJ 26

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dobson, Doory, Fulton, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Marriott, McHale, Oaks, Paige, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Social Security Trust Fund - Use for Child Support Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 21

  Status as of February 12, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie

  Entitled

  Private Child Support Collection Agencies - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 32

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 44

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 346

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption Subsidies - Level of Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 82

  Status as of April 4, 2001: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Ruben, Stone, Forehand, Teitelbaum, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 158

  Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Forehand, Green, Jimeno, Kelley, Mitchell, Sfikas, and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 171

  Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Della, Ferguson, Forehand, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Neall, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Education - Children in Out-of-County Living Arrangements - Kinship Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 173

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 582

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Harris, Hollinger, Forehand, and Hooper

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Intestate Succession - Abandonment or Failure to Support Minor Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 250

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Forehand, Hoffman, Hughes, McFadden, Mitchell, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Possession of Firearms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 307

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jimeno, McCabe, Mitchell, Mooney, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 380

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 397

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum (Chairman, Joint Technology Oversight Committee) and Senators Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act - Scope

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 473

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jimeno

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Domestic Relations Division Employees - Pension and Retirement Health Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 507

  Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators McCabe, Bromwell, DeGrange, Dorman, Ferguson, Frosh, Hafer, Hollinger, Jacobs, Hooper, Lawlah, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption and Guardianship - Revocation of Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 541

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 395

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madden, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, McFadden, Mitchell, Roesser, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 643

  Status as of February 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Colburn, DeGrange, Ferguson, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Jimeno, McCabe, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Abortion - Minors - Parental Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 660

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 415

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 704

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Hoffman, Bromwell, Dorman, Dyson, Hollinger, Hughes, McCabe, McFadden, Mitchell, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Safe Haven for Newborns Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 755

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Madden, McCabe, Mooney, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Domestic Abuse Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 776

  Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Child Support - Financial Institutions - Garnishment of Accounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary