2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 550

CHAPTER NUMBER: 308 File Code: Family Law
Sponsored By:
Delegates Menes and Hixson
Entitled:
Family Law - Reporting of Out-of-State Child Abuse and Neglect

Synopsis:

Requiring the reporting of out-of-state child abuse and neglect under specified circumstances; specifying the procedures for the reporting of out-of-state child abuse and neglect; requiring a local department of social services to forward a report of out-of-state child abuse or neglect to an out-of-state agency under specified circumstances; establishing that specified reporting requirements apply only to specified persons in this State; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Judiciary
2/12
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
3/31
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Anderson, Dumais, and Hennessy
4/4
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/5
Passed Enrolled
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 308
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/26
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
4/3
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Frosh, Forehand, and Brochin
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHILD ABUSE
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
PRIVACY
REPORTS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS
TEACHERS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 5-620 )
Family Law
( 5-701 , 5-701 , 5-703 , 5-704 , 5-705 , 5-705.1 , 5-706 , 5-707 , 5-708 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 562815/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2003   at: 2:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 598977/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2003   at: 10:48 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 883421/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2003   at: 9:19 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 23, 2003: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 1, 2003: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 5, 2003: Third Reading Passed (45-0)