CHAPTER NUMBER: 312
File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates F. Turner, Anderson, Bobo, Branch, Carter, Conroy,
Dumais, Gutierrez, James, Jones, Kelley, King, Lee, Levy, Madaleno,
Mandel, McComas, Menes, Oaks, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter,
Rosenberg, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Vaughn
- Entitled:
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Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services -
Relatives and Members of the Adoptive Family
Expanding adoption search, contact, and reunion services within the
Social Services Administration to include services to search for,
contact, and facilitate reunions with relatives of biological parents
and members of the adoptive family under specified circumstances;
authorizing a confidential intermediary providing adoption search,
contact, and reunion services to attempt to contact a relative of a
biological parent or a member of the adoptive family under specified
circumstances; etc.
House Action
- 1/26
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/1
- Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/27
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 2/28
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/2
- Third Reading Passed (141-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/3
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/22
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/30
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/2
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 312
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
- Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
- Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
- Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
- Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- ADOPTION
- DISCLOSURE
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- PRIVACY
- REPORTS
- SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
5-4B-01 ,
5-4B-07 ,
5-4B-10 ,
5-4B-11
)
- 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: 512514/01 (PDF) Offered on: February 28, 2006 at:
10:27 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Senate
- April 1, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)