2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 232

File Code: Family Law Prior Year Introduction As: HB 395/01 - JUD
Sponsored By:
Delegates F. Turner, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Cane, Conroy, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Glassman, Gordon, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, Love, Madaleno, Menes, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Ramirez, and Sophocleus
Entitled:
Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Siblings

Synopsis:

Expanding the adoption search, contact, and reunion services program within the Social Services Administration to include services to siblings of adopted individuals; authorizing a sibling of an adopted individual to apply to receive adoption search, contact, and reunion services; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/23
First Reading Judiciary
1/28
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (118-22)
4/5
Returned Passed
5/25
Governor vetoed - Policy
1/11/2005
Veto not sustained (92-42)
Became law per Maryland Constitution, Ch 7 of 2004 Special Session 1
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/24
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
1/11/2005
Veto not sustained (32-14)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
ADOPTION
DISCLOSURE
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
NOTICES
PRIVACY
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Family Law
( 5-314 , 5-4B-01 , 5-4B-01 , 5-4B-02 , 5-4B-05 , 5-4B-12 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 752814/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 11:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (118-22)
Senate
April 6, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)