File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human
Resources)
- Entitled:
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Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights
Requiring that, before a juvenile court may grant guardianship of a
child without consent and over the child's objection, the juvenile
court must find by clear and convincing evidence that a parent is
unfit to remain in a parental relationship with the child or that
specified exceptional circumstances exist such that terminating the
rights of the parent is in the child's best interests; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 10/6
- Pre-filed
- 1/14
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/7
- Hearing 1/15 at 1:30 p.m.
- 2/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/19
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- 4/10
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 2/20
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/23
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 4/1
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Special Order 4/8 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
- 4/2
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell)
- Special Order 4/10 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
- 4/4
- Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Withdrawn
- Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (54-77)
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/7
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 350
Sponsored by:
- Judicial Proceedings Committee, Chair
- Departmental
- Human Resources, Department of
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
- Family Law -see also- Adoption; Annulment; Divorce; etc
- Guardians
- Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Family Law
- (
5-323
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 688170/01 Offered on: February 17, 2009 at:
10:23 a.m. Status: Adopted
House
- Number: 283329/01 Offered on: April 10, 2009 at:
11:06 a.m. Status: Withdrawn
- Number: 283329/02 Offered on: April 10, 2009 at:
11:06 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- February 19, 2009: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
- April 4, 2009: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) {283329/2 Rejected (54-77)
- April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)