CHAPTER NUMBER: 629
File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Van Hollen, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Forehand,
Kelley, and Middlebrooks
- Entitled:
-
Child Protection Act
Modifying the findings a court is required to make when determining
whether it should grant a decree of adoption under specified
circumstances; requiring the court to make a specific finding, under
specified circumstances, as to whether or not the return of a child to
the custody of the natural parent poses an unacceptable risk to the
future safety of the child; and requiring the court to give primary
consideration to the safety and health of the child in making a
specified determination.
Senate Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/20
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/11
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Baker, Green, and Colburn
- 4/13
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/11
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/21
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 629
House Action
- 3/23
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/24
- Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
- 4/9
- House Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Montague, Baker R, Burns M
- 4/11
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (130-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks, District 32
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADOPTION
- CHILD ABUSE
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Family Law
- (
5-312
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 398953/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 18, 1998 at:
10:59 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 541993/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1998 at:
10:35 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 713109/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 13, 1998 at:
11:29 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Amendment Number: 093309/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 13, 1998 at:
11:29 p.m. Status: Incomplete
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 20, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- April 13, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- House
- April 5, 1998: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (130-0)
