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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

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  HB 183

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 184

  Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon and Simmons

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Counsel Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 250

  Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Ceremonies - Orphans' Court Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 261

  Status as of February 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Branch

  Entitled

  Welfare Innovation Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 283

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Desertion and Nonsupport of Child - Jurisdiction, Enforcement, and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 346

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 419

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barkley, Gutierrez, Lee, McComas, Montgomery, Petzold, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 480

  Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Task Force on Child Welfare System Accountability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 481

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Health - In Vitro Services - Advance Directives for Disposition of Cryopreserved Eggs, Sperm, or Embryos

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 522

  Status as of March 23, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 524

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Records - Confidentiality - Ex Parte Communications With Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 528

  Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Burns, Jones, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Uniform System of Outcomes Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 532

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 163

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Family Law - Central Registry - Exception

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 534

  Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Children with Disabilities - Individual Treatment Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 635

  Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Healey, King, Ramirez, Ross, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gordon, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, and Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Education - Early Childhood Educational and Developmental Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 772

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Minnick, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Redmer, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 822

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates King, Murray, Barkley, Cardin, Feldman, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Kaiser, Ramirez, Simmons, Stern, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Termination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 823

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Brown, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hutchins, Jones, Lee, and Menes

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting by Members of the Clergy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 876

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 332

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Administration - Identification Cards for Children - Expiration Date

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 935

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 203

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1013

  Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Residential Child Care Programs - Direct Care Staff - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1077

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Boteler, Frank, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption - Child's Age for Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1145

  Status as of March 6, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1158

  Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Burns, Ross, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Children - Joint Legal Custody and Equal Parenting Time - Preference

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 31

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 206

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Informal Kinship Care - Consent to Health Care on Behalf of a Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 32

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 207

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 52

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Family Law - Custody and Unsupervised Visitation - Child Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 171

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 70

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Greenip, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Ceremonies - Solicitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 249

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 265

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Desertion and Nonsupport of Child - Jurisdiction, Enforcement, and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 266

  Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 412

  Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Brochin, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting by Members of the Clergy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 437

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Health Care Records - Confidentiality - Ex Parte Communications With Health Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 457

  Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 458

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 250

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations