FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 67

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  HB 16

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Boutin

  Entitled

  Valid Marriages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 25

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ramirez

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Parental Leave - School Activities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 52

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Hixson, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Howard, King, Marriott, McKee, Murray, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross

  Entitled

  Education - Early Childhood Educational and Developmental Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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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 325

  Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Elliott

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Definition - Exemption for Reasonable Punishment by Parent or Stepparent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 366

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Cane, Howard, Kirk, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, and Proctor

  Entitled

  Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors - Suspension of Payments and Accrual of Arrearages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 400

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 502

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais and Feldman

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 402

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Arrearages - Notice to the Motor Vehicle Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 403

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Arrearage - Driver's License Suspensions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 404

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Married Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 604

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 605

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 509

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Driver's License Suspension - Grounds for Requesting an Investigation and Appealing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 621

  Status as of March 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 640

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Amedori, Anderson, Barkley, Kelley, King, Lee, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Unattended Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 728

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns, Boteler, Cane, Dwyer, Edwards, Frank, Impallaria, Kach, Kelly, McDonough, O'Donnell, Parker, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 746

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 199

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Marriage Ceremonies - Authorized Officials - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 836

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Property Disposition - Transfer of Family Use Personal Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 842

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and Vallario

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 980

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Child Support - Postsecondary Education Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1013

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Trueschler

  Entitled

  Gaming Facilities - Consumer Protections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1043

  Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Advance Directives - Immunity for Health Care Providers and Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1059

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Gordon, Hixson, Howard, King, and Marriott

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1085

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weldon

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Parental Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1092

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weldon and Hogan

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children - De Facto Custody

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1098

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Goldwater, Hubbard, Jones, and McComas

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting by Members of the Clergy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1142

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Burns, Cardin, Jones, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Child Welfare Services - Children in Out-of-Home Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1146

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 536

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Bozman, Burns, Howard, Kirk, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Plan for a System of Outcomes Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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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  HB 1216

  Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1217

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Children - Joint Legal Custody and Equal Parenting Time - Preference

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1276

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Quinter

  Entitled

  Protective Parent Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1284

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Medical Decision Making Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1302

  Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Marriage Promotion Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1443

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 551

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Bozman, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, and Haddaway

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1483

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Child Abuse in the First Degree - Household Member or Family Member

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HJ 9

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Compact for Sound Government

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 38

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 435

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Enforcement - Earnings Withholding and Medical Support Notices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 120

  Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Child Abuse in the First Degree - Household Member or Family Member

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 217

  Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld and Gladden

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Arrearage - Driver's License Suspensions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 237

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kramer, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting by Members of the Clergy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 249

  Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Giannetti, and Gladden

  Entitled

  Child Support - Arrearages - Notice to the Motor Vehicle Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 269

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 277

  Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors - Suspension of Payments and Accrual of Arrearages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 328

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 116

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 329

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Child Support - Driver's License Suspension - Grounds for Requesting an Investigation and Appealing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 351

  Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Hooper, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Jimeno, Mooney, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 418

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 457

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Property Disposition - Transfer of Family Use Personal Property

  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 514

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Marriage Ceremonies - Authorized Officials - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 591

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Family Law - In Vitro Fertilization - Parental Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 602

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Hafer, Lawlah, and Munson

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children - De Facto Custody

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 605

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 673

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Hooper, Hafer, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Valid Marriages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 693

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship

  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
  

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  SB 704

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Colburn, Greenip, and Hafer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines - Calculations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 710

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Della, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Uniform System of Outcomes Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 711

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 304

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Child Welfare Services - Children in Out-of-Home Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 746

  Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Harris, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 899

  Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Parental Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 928

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 491

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines - Third Party Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SJ 3

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, and Munson

  Entitled

  Proclamation of the Maryland General Assembly on the Family

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SJ 8

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Compact for Sound Government

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations