2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1353

File Code: Children
Sponsored By:
Delegates Cardin, Boteler, Frush, Hubbard, Kach, King, Mandel, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, and Trueschler
Entitled:
Family Law - Foster Care - Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Synopsis:

Requiring the Social Services Administration to adopt regulations authorizing the Administration to require the local departments of social services to consider secondhand smoke exposure in determining permanency plans for children in foster care and require foster care parents to protect children in foster care from exposure to secondhand smoke in enclosed places; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/16
Re-assigned Judiciary
2/17
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
ADOPTION
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
FOSTER CARE
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

Bill affects the following Statute:

Family Law
( 5-532 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered