2005 Regular Session

Family Law (D4)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 61

HB 68
Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Franchot
Entitled
Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 132
Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Holmes
Entitled
Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 146
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates V. Clagett, Jennings, and F. Turner
Entitled
Adoption - Written Instruments - Meaning of "Child"
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 163
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 359
Sponsored By
Delegates Krebs, DeBoy, Elliott, Eckardt, Heller, Parker, Shewell, Stocksdale, Jameson, Boutin, Kaiser, Sophocleus, McDonough, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Feldman, Frank, Haddaway, Hubbard, Impallaria, Kach, Mandel, McComas, McHale, Miller, Myers, Rudolph, Smigiel, Trueschler, Weldon, Kullen, Benson, Costa, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled
Child Care Centers and Family Day Care Homes - Employees - Background Checks
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
HB 325
Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Walkup, and Zirkin
Entitled
Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 326
Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled
Family Law - Protective Orders - Evidence Standard
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 327
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 367
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Love, McComas, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Simmons, Sophocleus, Sossi, Walkup, Zirkin, Menes, and Vallario
Entitled
Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Definition of Abuse
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 328
Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Simmons, Smigiel, Sossi, Walkup, and Zirkin
Entitled
Family Law - Protective Orders - Extension of Final Order
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 329
Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Kaiser, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled
Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment and Divorce - Family Home
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 331
Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Domestic Violence - Spousal Privilege - Repeal
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 429
Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Menes and Vallario
Entitled
Peace Orders - Eligibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 500
Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Howard County Delegation
Entitled
Howard County - Marriage License Fee - Increase Ho. Co. 12-05
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 508
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Family Law - Use of Guidelines - Child Support
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 628
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Burns
Entitled
Family Law - Qualifications of Directors of Preschool Centers
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 693
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Burns
Entitled
Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 694
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Burns
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Procedures
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 741
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 233
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
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 771
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 576
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Children in Out-of-Home Placements - Permanency Plans
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 826
Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and Delegates Rosenberg and Dumais
Entitled
Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 845
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Kelley, Gutierrez, Menes, Shewell, Simmons, and Sophocleus
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse or Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 935
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 404
Sponsored By
Delegates Weldon, Bobo, Marriott, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Priority of Relatives as Caregivers
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 936
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Weldon, Bobo, Marriott, McKee, Nathan-Pulliam, and Shank
Entitled
Family Law - Task Force on Kinship Caregivers
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 938
Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates McComas, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Boteler, Boutin, Burns, Carter, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, DeBoy, Dumais, Elliott, Frush, Goldwater, Haddaway, Kaiser, McMillan, Menes, Miller, Montgomery, Myers, Parrott, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, and Weldon
Entitled
Domestic Violence - Protective Order - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 962
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Bartlett, Anderson, Boutin, Bozman, Cardin, Cluster, Dwyer, Frank, Hogan, Kaiser, Kelly, Mayer, McComas, McKee, McMillan, Parrott, Ramirez, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled
Family Law - Domestic Violence - Address Confidentiality Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 976
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Doory and Rosenberg
Entitled
Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 996
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled
Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1052
Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates O'Donnell, Holmes, Kelley, McComas, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled
Children - Joint Legal Custody - Preference
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1071
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Kelly, Arnick, Kullen, Shank, and Vallario
Entitled
Family Law - Marriage Ceremonies - Former Judges
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1077
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Holmes
Entitled
Family Law - Failure to Pay Child Support
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1158
Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Anderson, Busch, Benson, Boschert, Boteler, C. Davis, Elliott, Franchot, Frank, Hogan, Impallaria, Kelley, King, McComas, Murray, Myers, Oaks, Paige, Parrott, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Family Law - Marriage Licenses - Premarital Preparation Course
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1181
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By
Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled
Family Law - Child Support - Settlement of Arrearages
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1220
Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Burns, Cadden, Cluster, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled
Valid Marriages
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1225
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled
Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1271
Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Boteler, Cluster, Bates, Frank, Impallaria, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Taylor, Trueschler, V. Turner, and Weir
Entitled
Family Law - Rights of Foster Parents
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1336
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 600
Sponsored By
Delegates Conway, Anderson, Doory, and McIntosh
Entitled
Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements - Placement of Siblings
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1376
Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Anderson
Entitled
Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1438
Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Kullen
Entitled
Family Law - Absolute Divorce - Modification of the Name of a Child
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1590
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Gilleland and Boschert
Entitled
Family Law - Disclosure of Divorce Case Information - Temporary Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
SB 10
Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Mooney, Colburn, Munson, Harris, Stone, Haines, Jacobs, Forehand, Giannetti, and Green
Entitled
Family Law - Domestic Violence - Address Confidentiality Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 27
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Mooney and Stone
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Rights of Alleged Abuser or Neglecter
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 106
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse or Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 142
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Haines, Forehand, and Grosfeld
Entitled
Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - Murder Convictions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 156
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Family Law - Child Support Guidelines
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 172
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 287
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Family Law - Interception of State Payments for Child Support Arrears
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 176
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 465
Sponsored By
Senator Astle
Entitled
Adoption - Written Instruments - Meaning of "Child"
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 258
Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Grosfeld
Entitled
Domestic Violence - Spousal Privilege - Repeal
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 259
Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, Jacobs, Giannetti, and Mooney
Entitled
Family Law - Protective Orders - Duration of Final Order
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 260
Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee ...
Sponsored By
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum and Jacobs
Entitled
Family Law - Protective Orders - Evidence Standard
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 261
Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Jacobs, and Frosh
Entitled
Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 262
Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled
Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment and Divorce - Family Home
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 263
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Definition of Abuse
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 362
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Stone
Entitled
Domestic Violence - Ex Parte Orders - Expungement
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 367
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Grosfeld
Entitled
Family Law - Use of Guidelines - Child Support
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 417
Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Giannetti
Entitled
Children - Joint Legal Custody - Preference
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 434
Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Jacobs, Britt, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Haines, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Mooney, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Domestic Violence - Protective Order - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 545
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Giannetti
Entitled
Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 559
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Ruben (By Request)
Entitled
Family Law - Minors - Emancipation by Court Order
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 696
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 504
Sponsored By
Senators Garagiola, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled
Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 710
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and Senator Giannetti
Entitled
Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 746
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 507
Sponsored By
Senators Gladden, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled
Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SJ 11
Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Definition of Marriage - Ceremony Between One Man and One Woman
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Senate Rules