2005 Regular Session

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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 56

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 293
Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
The Speaker
Entitled
Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families - Transfer of Services - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State Department of Education, and Department of Human Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Finance
HB 302
Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg, Bohanan, Branch, Gaines, and Niemann
Entitled
Child Welfare - Integration of Child Welfare and Family Counseling Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
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 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 353
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Murray, Carter, Franchot, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled
Basic Human Rights Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
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 557
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Arnick, Dumais, and Simmons
Entitled
Public Records - Prohibition on Inspection of Retirement Records - Exceptions
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 615
Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Delegates F. Turner, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cadden, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Hubbard, James, Jones, King, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Proctor, and Taylor
Entitled
Adoption - Placement Services for Children in Public Foster Care - State Contracts with Private Licensed Child Placement Agencies
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
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 742
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Bohanan, O'Donnell, Shewell, Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled
Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
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 839
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 398
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bromwell, Cane, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Integration of Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 1021
Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, 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, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled
Medical Decision Making Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Senate Rules
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 1194
Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg and Haynes
Entitled
Building Strong Families Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1197
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Finance
Sponsored By
Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled
Child Welfare Accountability Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Finance
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 1298
Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Delegates Kaiser, Cardin, Dumais, Hixson, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Ross
Entitled
Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
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 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 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 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 157
Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Juvenile Causes - Appeal of Permanency Plans
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 222
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Sunset Extension and Task Force
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Ways and Means
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 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 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 368
Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled
Adoption - Placement Services for Children in Public Foster Care - State Contracts with Private Licensed Child Placement Agencies
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
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 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
SB 778
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled
Adoption - Placement Services for Children in Public Foster Care - State Contracts with Private Licensed Child Placement Agencies
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 796
Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Senators Conway, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Pinsky
Entitled
Medical Decision Making Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 841
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Britt
Entitled
Basic Human Rights Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs