Family Law -see also- Adoption; Annulment; Divorce; etc

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 33

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  HB 50

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Crimes - Child Endangerment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 57

  Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Dumais, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Referral to Family Planning Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 144

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 260

  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
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 244

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 64

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kaiser (Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) and Delegates Bates, Benson, Eckardt, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Sossi, Stocksdale, Bartlett, Barve, Boteler, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, George, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Myers, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Shank, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families - Repeal of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 267

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 666

  Sponsored By

  Delegate King

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abduction by Relative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 383

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Bronrott, Gaines, Hubbard, and Mizeur

  Entitled

  Managing for Results - Evidence-Based Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 422

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 672

  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
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 464

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 596

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Custody of Minor Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 538

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 252

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Branch, Burns, Nathan-Pulliam, and Robinson

  Entitled

  Foster Care - Tuition Exemption - Expanded Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 570

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption - Child's Age of Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 683

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 411

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ivey, Carter, Conaway, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Post Adoption Support Services Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 689

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 568

  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
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 717

  Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  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
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 898

  Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading 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
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 913

  Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable 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
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 914

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley and Heller

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Neglect - Maryland Student Assistance Program Referral Recommendations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1114

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stifler (By Request) and Delegates Aumann, Dumais, McHale, Montgomery, and Norman

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Postsecondary Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1401

  Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Child Support Guidelines - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 58

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 350

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 70

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 508

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Enforcement - Medical Support for Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 299

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 531

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Relocation of Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 372

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 251

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Harrington, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, and Robey

  Entitled

  Foster Care - Tuition Exemption - Expanded Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 393

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Kelley, King, Lenett, Middleton, Muse, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Managing for Results - Evidence-Based Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 413

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 63

  Sponsored By

  Senator King (Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) and Senators Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Greenip, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Muse, Peters, and Robey

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families - Repeal of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 421

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 259

  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
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 474

  Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn 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
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 540

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption of an Adult

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 613

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 567

  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
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 640

  Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Haines, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Family Law - Rights of Foster Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 647

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 714

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 595

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Custody of Minor Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 740

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody Determinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 815

  Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings