2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 602

CHAPTER NUMBER: 442 File Code: Family Law Prior Year Introduction As: HB 252/01 - JUD Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 688
Sponsored By:
Delegates Grosfeld, Rosenberg, Billings, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Carlson, Cryor, Franchot, Gordon, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hutchins, James, A. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, and Sher
Entitled:
Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2002

Synopsis:

Providing immunity from civil liability and criminal prosecution for persons who leave an unharmed newborn with a responsible adult within 3 days after the birth of the newborn and the person does not express an intent to return for the newborn; requiring the approval of the mother of the newborn to abandon the newborn under specified circumstances; requiring a hospital or other designated facility that accepts a newborn to notify the local Department of Social Services within 24 hours after accepting the newborn; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/4
First Reading Judiciary
2/6
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 2/27 (Delegate Barkley) Adopted
2/27
Motion Reconsider Favorable with Amendments Report (Delegate Barkley) Adopted (86-36)
Motion Reconsider Committee Amendment (Delegate Barkley)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Motion Reconsider Committee Amendment Rejected (47-82)
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Healey) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Conroy) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Griffith) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Pitkin) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Barkley) Adopted
Special Order after Special Order calendar (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hurson)
Laid Over (Delegate Gordon) Adopted
2/28
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Arnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Barve) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate R. Baker) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Goldwater) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/5
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Cole) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (114-17)
4/7
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (124-13)
Passed Enrolled
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 442
Senate Action
3/6
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/20
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/7
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-2)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
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
NOTICES
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
Bill affects the following Statute:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 5-641 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 013826/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 10:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 063326/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 10:53 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 113720/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 10:20 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 163829/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 10:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 313124/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 10:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 343529/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 10:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 393329/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 10:54 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 473723/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 712314/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 26, 2002   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 903326/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2002   at: 10:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 913928/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 27, 2002   at: 10:55 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 458274/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 6:35 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 27, 2002: Motion Reconsider Favorable with Amendments Report (Barkley) Adopted (86-36)
February 27, 2002: Motion Reconsider Committee Amendment Rejected (47-82)
March 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (114-17)
April 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (124-13)
Senate
April 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (45-2)