Legislation

Title: Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges
Sponsored by: Delegate W. Fisher
Status: In the Senate - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Judiciary, in consultation with domestic violence and child abuse organizations, to develop a training program for judges and magistrates presiding over child custody cases involving child abuse or domestic violence; requiring the training program to include certain information; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to adopt procedures to ensure that only judges who have received certain training are assigned child custody cases that may involve child abuse or domestic violence.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0017

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1036 Session: 2021 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2022, July 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2022 Legislative Date 1/31/2022 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2022 Legislative Date 2/03/2022 Action Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2022 Legislative Date 4/05/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2022 Legislative Date 3/27/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments {673523/1 Adopted Proceedings 48AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2022 Legislative Date 3/27/2022 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2022 Legislative Date 3/28/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (130-3) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/26/2022 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 4/08/2022 Action Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/31/2022	1/31/2022	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges
House	2/03/2022	2/03/2022	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2022	4/05/2022	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	4/05/2022	3/27/2022	Favorable with Amendments {673523/1 Adopted	48AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2022	3/27/2022	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges
House	4/06/2022	3/28/2022	Third Reading Passed (130-3)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2022	3/26/2022	Referred Rules	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2022	4/08/2022	Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings

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