CHAPTER NUMBER: 233 
File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Cadden, Cane,
V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, King, Leopold,
Love, McComas, Menes, Parker, Petzold, Rosenberg, Sossi, and F. Turner
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Family Law - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams
 
Authorizing the establishment of local domestic violence fatality
review teams; authorizing specified persons to organize a local team;
establishing the membership of a local team; requiring a local team to
elect a chair; establishing the purposes and duties of a local team;
authorizing a local team to review specified criminal cases; exempting
specified persons acting within the scope of the jurisdiction of a
local domestic violence fatality review team from civil liability
under specified circumstances; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
 - First Reading Judiciary
 -      Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/15
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 2/24 at 2:00 p.m.
 - 3/7
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/8
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/10
 - Third Reading Passed (135-0)
 - 4/5
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/11
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/23
 - Hearing 3/30 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)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 4/26
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 233
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
 - Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
 - Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
 - Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
 - Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
 - Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
 - Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
 - Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
 - Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
 - Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
 - Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
 - Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
 - Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
 - Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
 - Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
 - Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
 - Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
 - Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
 - Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
 - Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
 - Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
 - Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
 - COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
 - COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
 - COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
 - DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
 - DISCLOSURE
 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
 - EVIDENCE
 - HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
 - INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
 - LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
 - PENALTIES
 - PRIVACY
 - PUBLIC INFORMATION
 - RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
 - REPORTS
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 5-637.1 
)
 -   Criminal Law
 - (
 3-201 
)
 -   Family Law
 - (
 1-101 ,
 4-501 ,
 4-515 ,
 4-701 ,
 4-702 ,
 4-703 ,
 4-704 ,
 4-705 ,
 4-706 ,
 4-707 
)
 -   Health - General
 - (
 4-306 ,
 4-306 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 House 
- Number: 592419/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2005       at:
10:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 10, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (135-0)
 
Senate
- April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)