ADOPTION

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 10

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  HB 211

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 158

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Bohanan, Bozman, Conway, C. Davis, Franchot, Harrison, Heller, Krysiak, Malone, McConkey, Owings, Proctor, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Sossi, F. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption - Certificates of Birth

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 232

  Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 7 of 2004 Special Session 1

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 881

  Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Howard, and Marriott

  Entitled

  Regulatory Units - Fee-Setting Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 882

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1149

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Boteler, Boutin, Cryor, Glassman, Kach, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption - Child's Age for Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1159

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Cluster, Bromwell, DeBoy, Frank, Impallaria, McDonough, and Weir

  Entitled

  Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption - Rights of Foster Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 285

  Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 31

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Child in Need of Assistance - Permanency Planning Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 477

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 281

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Greenip, Hafer, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Medically Fragile Children - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 571

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 288

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Fictitious and Fraudulent Government Identification Documents - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 697

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings