2011 Regular Session

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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 32

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 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Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary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 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 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 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 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 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 840
Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 604
Sponsored By
Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Children, Office for)
Entitled
Children, Youth, and Families - Services to Children with Special Needs
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Finance
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 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 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 1245
Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 618
Sponsored By
Delegate Kach
Entitled
Recordation Tax and State Transfer Tax - Exemptions
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
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
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 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 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 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