2012 Regular Session

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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 25

HB 397
Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Child Support - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 400
Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 438
Status as of March 1, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Busch, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker
Entitled
Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 459
Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Alston and Vallario
Entitled
Task Force to Study Joint Custody of Children
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 474
Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Dwyer, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Minnick, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stukes, Szeliga, Vitale, Weir, and Wood
Entitled
Maryland Marriage Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
HB 485
Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Simmons
Entitled
Family Law - Child Custody - Interim Custody or Visitation Order
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 673
Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Simmons, Dumais, and Kramer
Entitled
Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 699
Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 80
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Carr, Kaiser, Kramer, Luedtke, A. Miller, Reznik, S. Robinson, Simmons, Zucker, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Frick, George, Glass, Howard, Ivey, Myers, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, Summers, and F. Turner
Entitled
Home Visiting Accountability Act of 2012
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Finance
HB 719
Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Frush, Glenn, Hubbard, Jones, Kipke, Lee, McIntosh, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant
Entitled
Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 728
Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dwyer
Entitled
Maryland Marriage Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
HB 761
Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Family Law - Grandparent Visitation
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 834
Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 397
Sponsored By
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Child Abuse and Neglect - Alternative Response
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 873
Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Cullison, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled
Assisted Reproduction Agreements - Court Approval, Notice, and Required Records
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 986
Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Alston, Arora, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Guzzone, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, James, Kaiser, A. Kelly, McDermott, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, B. Robinson, Ross, Smigiel, V. Turner, Valentino-Smith, Vaughn, and Wilson
Entitled
Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1010
Status as of March 5, 2012: 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 1165
Status as of February 10, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais, McComas, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Carter, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Hough, K. Kelly, Lee, McDermott, Mitchell, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Commission on Child Custody Decision Making
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1441
Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Stocksdale and Ready
Entitled
Family Law - Termination of Alimony - Cohabitation of Recipient
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
SB 241
Status as of January 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled
Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 334
Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senator Zirkin
Entitled
Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 481
Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Zirkin
Entitled
Family Law - Child Custody - Interim Custody or Visitation Order
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 508
Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Kelley
Entitled
Assisted Reproduction Agreements - Court Approval, Notice, and Required Records
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 566
Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 79
Sponsored By
Senators King, Benson, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Muse, Pugh, Ramirez, and Young
Entitled
Home Visiting Accountability Act of 2012
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Ways and Means
SB 620
Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Jennings
Entitled
Family Law - Support Enforcement - Definition of Earnings
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 709
Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Zirkin
Entitled
Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 774
Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Young
Entitled
Family Law - Petition for Termination of Parental Rights
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings