HOUSE BILL 183

Sponsored By:

Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference -- Foster Care Court Improvement Project)

Entitled:

Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2003

Synopsis:

Revising substantively the laws relating to termination of parental rights, guardianships with the right to consent to adoption or long-term care short of adoption, and adoptions.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/29

First Reading Judiciary

2/12

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

2/24

Hearing cancelled

3/3

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Chairman, Judiciary Comm.

Judicial Conference

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADOPTION

APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc

FOSTER CARE

GUARDIANS

HEARINGS

LEGAL AID

NOTICES

PATERNITY

PETITIONS

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 3-801 , 3-801 , 3-801 , 3-802 , 3-809 , 3-812 , 3-813 , 3-814 , 3-815 , 3-816 , 3-819 , 3-820 , 3-822 , 3-823 , 3-826 , 3-827 , 5-106 )

Estates and Trusts

( 4-414 )

Family Law

( 1-101 , 1-101 , 1-101 , 1-101 , 1-201 , 5-101 , 5-101 , 5-301 , 5-301 , 5-302 , 5-303 , 5-304 , 5-305 , 5-306 , 5-307 , 5-308 , 5-309 , 5-3A-01 , 5-3A-01 , 5-3A-02 , 5-3A-03 , 5-3A-04 , 5-3A-05 , 5-3A-06 , 5-3A-07 , 5-3A-08 , 5-3A-09 , 5-3A-10 , 5-3A-11 , 5-3A-12 , 5-3A-13 , 5-3A-14 , 5-3A-15 , 5-3A-16 , 5-3A-17 , 5-3A-18 , 5-3A-19 , 5-3A-20 , 5-3A-21 , 5-3A-22 , 5-3A-23 , 5-3B-01 , 5-3B-02 , 5-3B-03 , 5-3B-04 , 5-3B-05 , 5-3B-06 , 5-3B-07 , 5-3B-08 , 5-3B-09 , 5-3B-10 , 5-3B-11 , 5-3B-12 , 5-3B-13 , 5-3B-14 , 5-3B-15 , 5-3B-16 , 5-3B-17 , 5-3B-18 , 5-3B-19 , 5-3B-20 , 5-3B-21 , 5-3B-22 , 5-3B-23 , 5-3B-24 , 5-3B-25 , 5-3B-26 , 5-3B-27 , 5-3B-28 , 5-3B-29 , 5-3B-30 , 5-3B-31 , 5-3B-32 , 5-310 , 5-311 , 5-312 , 5-313 , 5-314 , 5-315 , 5-316 , 5-317 , 5-318 , 5-319 , 5-320 , 5-321 , 5-322 , 5-323 , 5-324 , 5-325 , 5-326 , 5-327 , 5-328 , 5-329 , 5-330 , 5-331 , 5-332 , 5-333 , 5-334 , 5-335 , 5-336 , 5-337 , 5-338 , 5-339 , 5-340 , 5-341 , 5-4A-01 , 5-4A-01 , 5-4B-01 , 5-4B-01 , 5-4C-01 , 5-4C-01 , 5-4C-01 , 5-4C-01 , 5-4C-03 , 5-4C-06 , 5-501 , 5-501 , 5-501 , 5-501 , 5-506 , 5-508 , 5-517 , 5-552 , 5-561 , 5-563 , 5-564 , 5-701 , 5-701 , 5-701 , 5-701 , 5-711 , 5-712 , 5-713 , 5-714 , 5-1202 , 5-1203 , 6-101 , 6-103 )

Health - General

( 4-211 , 4-211 , 4-211 , 4-217 , 4-302 )

Insurance

( 12-201 , 15-401 )

Article - 27A Public Defender

( 4 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Not available at this time

Amendments: None offered