2009 Regular Session
Family Law (D4)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 68
- Sponsored By
- Delegate G. Clagett
- Entitled
- Child Support Enforcement - Interception of Abandoned Property
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate G. Clagett
- Entitled
- Crimes - Child Endangerment
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barnes, Dumais, Frush, Hecht, and Ross
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Order Hearing - Substitution of Final Protective Order Hearing
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Dumais, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Child Abuse and Neglect - Referral to Family Planning Services
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Simmons, Anderson, Barnes, Dumais, Feldman, Kramer, Levi, McComas, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Orders - Extension
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Simmons, Waldstreicher, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Dwyer, Kelly, Kramer, Lee, O'Donnell, Rosenberg, Shank, Smigiel, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Domestic Violence Central Repository
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Carr, Dumais, Haynes, Hecht, Ivey, Kramer, Kullen, Lee, McConkey, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Tarrant, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Social Services Administration and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect - Birth of Subsequent Child
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Simmons, Dumais, Lee, McComas, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Attorney's Fees - Pro Bono Attorneys
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barnes, Dumais, and Hecht
- Entitled
- Family Law - Temporary Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate King
- Entitled
- Family Law - Child Abduction by Relative
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- St. Mary's County Delegation
- Entitled
- St. Mary's County - Adult Public Guardianship Review Board - Membership
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Bronrott, Doory, Dumais, Frick, Guzzone, Lee, Rosenberg, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Bronrott, Doory, Dumais, Frick, Guzzone, Lee, Levi, Rosenberg, Vaughn, and Hecht
- Entitled
- Family Law - Temporary Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McConkey, Carter, Kramer, McComas, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Victims of Domestic Violence
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Shewell, DeBoy, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Norman, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Riley, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Serafini, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Walker, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
- Entitled
- Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Military Duty
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Dumais
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Violation of Protective Order - Arrest
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Dumais
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Custody of Minor Child
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Barnes
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Warrantless Arrests - Recodification
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
- Entitled
- Family Law - Adoption - Child's Age of Consent
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kaiser (Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) and Delegates Bates, Benson, Eckardt, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Family Law - Maryland Quality Ratings and Improvement System for Child Care Programs
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Boteler, Bronrott, Doory, Elmore, Healey, Kramer, Levy, Mathias, McHale, and Montgomery
- Entitled
- CINA, Guardianship, Adoption, Custody, and Visitation - Disability of Parent, Guardian, Custodian, or Party
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dumais, McComas, Ali, Barkley, Beidle, Doory, Eckardt, Feldman, Haddaway, Ivey, Jameson, Jones, Kullen, Lee, Love, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Family Law - Child Custody Determinations
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Braveboy, Dumais, and Ivey
- Entitled
- Family Law - Child Support Enforcement - Criminal Contempt
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carter, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Bates, Braveboy, Burns, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hixson, Ivey, Jameson, Kullen, Lee, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Ross, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Waldstreicher, Bartlett, Elmore, Frick, Howard, Murphy, Rice, and Walker
- Entitled
- Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means and Judiciary
Senate: Senate Rules
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McConkey, Beidle, Benson, Cane, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Holmes, McComas, Norman, Ramirez, Schuh, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
- Entitled
- Child Custody and Visitation - Relocation of Child
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Senate Rules
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Ali, Aumann, DeBoy, Frank, Frick, Frush, Haddaway, Kelly, Levy, Manno, McDonough, Montgomery, Robinson, Shewell, Simmons, Sossi, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dwyer, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
- Entitled
- Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barkley and Heller
- Entitled
- Family Law - Child Neglect - Maryland Student Assistance Program Referral Recommendations
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ivey, Anderson, Barnes, Braveboy, Dumais, Eckardt, Jennings, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Montgomery, Niemann, Ramirez, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Duration of Protective Order - Subsequent Act of Abuse
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Conaway, Carter, Dumais, Frank, Levi, McComas, Ramirez, and Simmons
- Entitled
- Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Weldon
- Entitled
- Family Law - Child Support Enforcement - Multiple Driver's License Suspension Notices
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barnes, McIntosh, Mizeur, Kaiser, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Stifler (By Request) and Delegates Aumann, Dumais, McHale, Montgomery, and Norman
- Entitled
- Family Law - Child Support - Postsecondary Education
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Simmons
- Entitled
- Denial or Dismissal of Domestic Violence Petitions - Expungement of Records
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ramirez, Barkley, Barnes, Frick, Haynes, Healey, Kramer, McComas, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Notification of Service
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Branch
- Entitled
- Family Law - State Citizens Review Board for Children and Local Boards of Review - Duties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
- Entitled
- Family Law - Criminal History Records Checks - Employees of Facilities and Other Individuals Who Care for or Supervise Children
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
- Entitled
- Child Support Guidelines - Revision
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
- Entitled
- Family Law - Child Support Enforcement Privatization Program and Performance Incentive Model Office
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
- Entitled
- Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources) and Senators Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
- Entitled
- Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Information
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
- Entitled
- Family Law - Child Support Enforcement - Medical Support for Children
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Glassman, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Robey, and Stone
- Entitled
- Child Protection - Mandatory Reporting of Children Regularly in Contact with Persons Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Muse, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Lenett
- Entitled
- Family Law - Final Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Family Law - Temporary Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Simonaire
- Entitled
- Child Custody and Visitation - Relocation of Child
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 414
Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators King, DeGrange, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Muse, Raskin, and Robey
- Entitled
- Family Law - Maryland Quality Ratings and Improvement System for Child Care Programs
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
- Entitled
- Social Services Administration and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect - Birth of Subsequent Child
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone and Miller
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Expungement of Records
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett, Frosh, Garagiola, Harrington, Madaleno, Pugh, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Courts - Family Law - Award for Reasonable and Necessary Expense for Pro Bono Representation
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Violation of Protective Order - Arrest
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kelley
- Entitled
- Family Law - Adoption of an Adult
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Madaleno, Raskin, Forehand, Gladden, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Pinsky, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Mooney and Muse
- Entitled
- Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Victims of Domestic Violence
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Zirkin, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Orders - Extension
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Gladden, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Zirkin, and Simonaire
- Entitled
- CINA, Guardianship, Adoption, Custody, and Visitation - Disability of Parent, Guardian, Custodian, or Party
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Haines, and Jacobs
- Entitled
- Family Law - Rights of Foster Parents
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled
- Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Forehand
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Custody of Minor Child
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Stone
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Raskin
- Entitled
- Family Law - Child Custody Determinations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Muse, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Duration of Protective Order - Subsequent Act of Abuse
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Raskin
- Entitled
- Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kelley
- Entitled
- Family Law - State Citizens Review Board for Children and Local Boards of Review - Duties
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means and Judiciary
