CHAPTER NUMBER: 404
File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Weldon, Bobo, Marriott, and Nathan-Pulliam
- Entitled:
-
Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Priority of Relatives
as Caregivers
Requiring a local department of social services to consider whether
there is a relative able to provide supervision of a child alleged to
be in need of assistance prior to placing the child in emergency
shelter before a specified hearing; requiring that a notice of a
hearing be given to relatives of a child alleged to be in need of
assistance; requiring a court to give priority to a child's relatives
over nonrelatives when ordering shelter care for the child; etc.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (127-0)
- 4/9
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/28
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/30
- Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/7
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/8
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/10
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 404
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- FOSTER CARE
- HEARINGS
- JUVENILE CAUSES
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- NOTICES
- SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-801 ,
3-801 ,
3-801 ,
3-815 ,
3-815 ,
3-819 ,
3-819 ,
3-823 ,
3-823
)
- 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: 222015/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 2005 at:
10:41 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 25, 2005: Third Reading Passed (127-0)
Senate
- April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)