HOUSE BILL 661

Sponsored By:

Delegates Cardin, Barnes, Boteler, Burns, Feldman, Frush, Hubbard, Kach, N. King, Kramer, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, and Taylor

Entitled:

Family Law - Foster Care - Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Synopsis:

Requiring the Social Services Administration to adopt regulations authorizing the Administration to require the local departments of social services to consider secondhand smoke exposure in determining permanency plans for children in foster care and require foster care parents to protect children in foster care from exposure to secondhand smoke in enclosed places; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/8

First Reading Judiciary

2/14

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

3/12

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11

Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5

Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39

Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government

Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties

Foster Care

Health -see also- Mental Health

Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth

Rules and Regulations

Smoking -see also- Cigarettes

Social Services -see also- Welfare

Bill affects the following Statute:

Family Law

( 5-532 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered