2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 185

File Code: Family Law
Sponsored By:
Delegates Turner, R. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Branch, Burns, Carlson, Cole, D'Amato, Doory, Franchot, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hecht, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Morhaim, Owings, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Riley, and Valderrama
Entitled:
Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services

Synopsis:

Expanding adoption search, contact, and reunion services within the Social Services Administration to include services to search for, contact, and facilitate reunions with siblings of adopted individuals, relatives of biological parents, and members of the adoptive family under specified circumstances; authorizing a confidential intermediary to attempt to contact a sibling of an adopted individual, a relative of a biological parent, or a member of the adoptive family under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/17
First Reading Judiciary
1/23
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
2/18
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 Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADOPTION
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
PRIVACY
REPORTS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Family Law
( 5-4B-01 , 5-4B-05 , 5-4B-07 , 5-4B-10 , 5-4B-11 )

Documents:

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