2011 Regular Session

Family Law (D4)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 64

HB 35
Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates McConkey and Vitale
Entitled
Family Law - Child Support - Definition of Actual Income
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 55
Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Simmons, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Lee, Summers, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 120
Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled
Commission on Surrogate Parenting
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
HB 134
Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Expungement of Reports and Records - Time Period
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 136
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 103
Sponsored By
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled
Family Law - Protective Orders - Notification of Service
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 137
Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Child Abuse and Neglect - Child Welfare - Alternative Response
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 139
Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Child Abuse and Neglect - Waiver of Reunification Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 175
Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Barve, Barnes, Mitchell, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Barkley, Bobo, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, Clagett, Clippinger, Conaway, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker
Entitled
Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 255
Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 326
Sponsored By
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Siblings of Minors in Out-of-Home Placement
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 256
Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Family Law - Local Departments of Social Services - Access to Records of Certain Adoptees
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 304
Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Stocksdale, Bates, Elliott, Frank, George, Holmes, McComas, and Ready
Entitled
Family Law - Termination of Alimony - Cohabitation of Recipient
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 325
Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry - Background Check Fee
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 349
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 119
Sponsored By
Delegate Simmons
Entitled
Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Shielding of Records - Orders Issued Against Respondent
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 386
Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Carter, Anderson, Carr, Dumais, Ivey, Love, McComas, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Simmons, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled
Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristin Marie Mitchell Law)
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means and Judiciary
HB 402
Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 424
Sponsored By
Delegates Simmons and Kramer
Entitled
Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 403
Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Simmons and Kramer
Entitled
Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 407
Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 284
Sponsored By
Delegates McComas, Aumann, Carter, DeBoy, Dumais, Frank, Frush, Haddaway-Riccio, K. Kelly, Lee, McDonough, B. Robinson, Simmons, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Domestic Violence - Additional Relief - Award of Temporary Possession of Pet
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 416
Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Lee, Alston, Barkley, Cane, Conway, Cullison, Dumais, Frick, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hixson, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Luedtke, A. Miller, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, and Wilson
Entitled
Family Law - Domestic Violence - Definition of Abuse
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 422
Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multi-Family Adjustment
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 423
Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Child Support - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 424
Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Child Support - Age of Majority - Orders Issued Prior to 2002
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 427
Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Family Law - Child Support Guidelines - Child Care Expenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 501
Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Kach, Lafferty, and Olszewski
Entitled
Family Law - Child Support Collection Fee
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 581
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 131
Sponsored By
Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Family Law - Displaced Homemakers Program - Evaluation and Report
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 635
Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Child Support - Extraordinary Medical Expenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 666
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 69
Sponsored By
Delegates Lee, Barkley, Cane, Conway, Cullison, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Hucker, A. Kelly, A. Miller, B. Robinson, Wilson, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Courts - Peace Orders - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 667
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 58
Sponsored By
Delegates Lee, Barkley, Cane, Conway, Cullison, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Hucker, A. Kelly, A. Miller, B. Robinson, and Wilson
Entitled
Peace Orders - Extension of Duration
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 770
Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Reznik, Simmons, Valderrama, and Wilson
Entitled
Family Law - Divorce - Ownership of a Pet
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 805
Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Alston, Afzali, Anderson, Beidle, Burns, Carter, Conaway, Cullison, Griffith, Howard, Jacobs, K. Kelly, Lee, McComas, McDermott, Nathan-Pulliam, Smigiel, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Vitale, Walker, and Washington
Entitled
Domestic Violence - Timely Reporting
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 816
Status as of February 10, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Family Law - Child Custody Determinations
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 859
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 88
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais, Clippinger, A. Kelly, Simmons, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Wilson
Entitled
Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements of Child Victims
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 872
Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Simmons and Kramer
Entitled
Family Law - Final Protective Order - Global Positioning Satellite Tracking
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 876
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 144
Sponsored By
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Family Law - Single Parent Services - Repeal
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 963
Status as of February 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Dwyer, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Burns, Cluster, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Vitale, and Wood
Entitled
Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1018
Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Delegates Glass, Afzali, Barve, Boteler, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Krebs, Luedtke, McComas, Parrott, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled
Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1019
Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Hixson
Entitled
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reasonable Corporal Punishment - Definition and Limitations
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1037
Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Family Law - Grandparent Visitation
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1052
Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Carter, Cluster, K. Kelly, McComas, McDermott, Niemann, Oaks, and Washington
Entitled
Family Law - Child Custody - Visitation Rights of Noncustodial Parents
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1118
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 157
Sponsored By
Delegates Valderrama, Dumais, and Rosenberg
Entitled
Children in Need of Assistance - Hearings - Written Findings
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1132
Status as of February 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Carter, Alston, Cluster, Conaway, Dwyer, Hough, Howard, K. Kelly, Kramer, McComas, McDermott, Niemann, Oaks, Simmons, Smigiel, Summers, Washington, and Wilson
Entitled
Family Law - Children's Civil Rights - Equal Parenting Time
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1163
Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegate Love
Entitled
Family Law - Family Child Care - Large Family Child Care Homes
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1272
Status as of February 24, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegates Alston, Braveboy, Cane, Cullison, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, McIntosh, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, S. Robinson, Ross, Smigiel, Summers, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, and Washington
Entitled
Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1331
Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegate Waldstreicher
Entitled
Peace Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 71
Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Astle, Benson, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled
Commission on Surrogate Parenting
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
SB 116
Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Garagiola, Madaleno, Raskin, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled
Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 139
Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 423
Sponsored By
Senator Zirkin
Entitled
Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 193
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Brochin and Raskin
Entitled
Family Law - Divorce - Required Mediation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 333
Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senator Garagiola
Entitled
Children in Need of Assistance - Hearings - Written Findings
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 335
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley and Forehand
Entitled
Family Law - Permanency Planning and Guardianship Review Hearings
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 342
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 57
Sponsored By
Senators Ramirez and Forehand
Entitled
Peace Orders - Extension of Duration
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 480
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 68
Sponsored By
Senators Forehand and Ramirez
Entitled
Courts - Peace Orders - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 587
Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Ramirez
Entitled
Protective Order Violations - Mandatory Mental Health Evaluation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 594
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Raskin, Forehand, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Pinsky
Entitled
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reasonable Corporal Punishment - Definition and Limitations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 650
Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Ramirez, Ferguson, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Rosapepe
Entitled
Peace Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 653
Status as of April 4, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Forehand, King, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled
Family Law - Domestic Violence - Definition of Abuse
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 667
Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Muse
Entitled
Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristin Marie Mitchell Law)
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
SB 674
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Jacobs
Entitled
Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Additional Relief
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 747
Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By
Senators Stone, Raskin, Brochin, Forehand, and Jacobs
Entitled
Domestic Violence - Additional Relief - Award of Temporary Possession of Pet
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 768
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 87
Sponsored By
Senators Ramirez and Frosh
Entitled
Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements of Child Victims
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 814
Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Shank
Entitled
Family Law - Divorce - Ownership of a Pet
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 908
Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Muse
Entitled
Family Law - Child Custody - Visitation Rights of Noncustodial Parents
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 909
Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Muse
Entitled
Family Law - Children's Civil Rights - Equal Parenting Time
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 925
Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By
Senator Conway
Entitled
Family Law - Family Child Care - Large Family Child Care Homes
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 966
Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Benson
Entitled
Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings