2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 501

File Code: Family Law Prior Year Introduction As: SB 658/01 - JPR Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 663
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and Senators Astle, Baker, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Neall, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Interim Domestic Violence Orders and Interim Peace Orders - Issuance by District Court Commissioners

Synopsis:

Implementing the

Constitutional amendment
expanding the authority of District Court commissioners to include the issuance of interim orders for protection pending hearings on domestic violence and peace order petitions; making it a crime subject to specified penalties to knowingly provide false information on a specified petition; making the Act subject to a specified contingency; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/6
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2/18
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2/19
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
2/21
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
4/4
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/15
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
2/22
First Reading Judiciary
3/20
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
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 (138-0)
Sponsored by:
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Comm.
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Judicial Conference
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ARRESTS
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISTRICT COURTS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEARINGS
JURISDICTION
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
PENALTIES
PERJURY
PETITIONS
PROCESS SERVING
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 2-607 , 2-607 , 3-1501 , 3-1501 , 3-1501 , 3-1503 , 3-1503.1 , 3-1504 , 3-1505 , 3-1506 , 3-1507 , 3-1508 , 4-401 )
Family Law
( 4-501 , 4-501 , 4-501 , 4-501 , 4-501 , 4-503 , 4-504 , 4-504.1 , 4-505 , 4-506 , 4-507 , 4-508 , 4-509 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 802110/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2002   at: 10:47 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 21, 2002: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 2, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-0)