2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1225

File Code: Family Law Prior Year Introduction As: SB 605/04 - JPR Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 696
Sponsored By:
Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled:
Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings

Synopsis:

Requiring a juvenile court in specified hearings concerning a child in need of assistance to make a finding whether a local department of social services made reasonable efforts to prevent placement of the child into the local department's custody; requiring the court in specified review hearings to make a finding whether the local department made reasonable efforts to finalize the child's permanency plan and meet the child's needs; requiring the court to consider specified factors in making a finding; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Judiciary
2/17
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
4/9
Returned Passed
Senate Action
4/4
First Reading Senate Rules
4/8
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
4/11
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/8
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD ABUSE
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
EVIDENCE
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
FOSTER CARE
HEARINGS
JUVENILE CAUSES
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
REPORTS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-801 , 3-801 , 3-801 , 3-802 , 3-815 , 3-815 , 3-816.1 , 3-817 , 3-819 , 3-823 )
Family Law
( 5-319 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (45-0)