File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 57  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Child Welfare - Permanency Planning and Interstate Placement of Foster Children
 
Altering the factors a juvenile court is required to consider in
making specified findings in permanency planning and review hearings;
increasing, from 7 to 10, the number of days' notice a local
department of social services is required to give to specified persons
before permanency planning and review hearings; requiring the court to
consult with the child on the record in an age appropriate manner at
least every 12 months at a permanency planning or review hearing; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/14
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 1/16
 - Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/18
 - Favorable Report by Judiciary
 - 2/19
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 2/21
 - Third Reading Passed (136-0)
 - 3/28
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 2/22
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/31
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/28
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/29
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/22
 - Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
 
Sponsored by:
- Judiciary Committee, Chair
 - Judicial Conference, Maryland
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Adoption
 - Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
 - Foster Care
 - Hearings
 - Interstate Affairs
 - Juvenile Causes
 - Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
 - Notices
 - Social Services -see also- Welfare
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 3-816.1 ,
 3-823 ,
 3-823 
)
 -   Family Law
 - (
 5-525 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- February 21, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (136-0)
 
Senate
- March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)