CHAPTER NUMBER: 441
File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 82/01 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Green, Forehand, and
Ruben
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Safe Haven Act
Providing immunity from civil liability and criminal prosecution for
specified persons who leave an unharmed newborn with a specified
person under specified circumstances; requiring the approval of a
specified person to leave a newborn under specified circumstances;
requiring specified persons who accept a newborn to take specified
actions within a specified time; etc.
Senate Action
- 07/2
- Pre-filed
- 1/9
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/6
- Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/21
- Third Reading Passed (42-2)
- 4/4
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Green, Jimeno, and Hughes
- 4/6
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (39-2)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/16
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 441
House Action
- 3/21
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/31
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (113-20)
- 4/4
- House Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Delegates Vallario, Montague, and Cole
- 4/6
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (123-11)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- NOTICES
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-641
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 038277/2 (PDF) Offered on: March 19, 2002 at:
10:32 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 302919/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 3, 2002 at:
11:10 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Conference Committee Documents::
- Report Number: 253724/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 2002 at:
8:58 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Amendment Number: 633428/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 2002 at:
8:58 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 21, 2002: Third Reading Passed (42-2)
- April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (39-2)
- House
- April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (113-20)
- April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (123-11)
