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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

Family Law -see also- Adoption; Annulment; Divorce; etc

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 25

  • Failed Legislation

    HB 397

    Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Dumais
    Entitled
    Child Support - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 400

    Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Dumais
    Entitled
    Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Became Law - Governor Signed

    HB 438

    Status as of March 1, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 2

    Sponsored By
    The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Busch, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker
    Entitled
    Civil Marriage Protection Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 459

    Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Alston and Vallario
    Entitled
    Task Force to Study Joint Custody of Children
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 474

    Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Dwyer, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Minnick, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stukes, Szeliga, Vitale, Weir, and Wood
    Entitled
    Maryland Marriage Protection Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 485

    Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Simmons
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Custody - Interim Custody or Visitation Order
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 673

    Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Simmons, Dumais, and Kramer
    Entitled
    Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Became Law - Governor Signed

    HB 699

    Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 80

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Carr, Kaiser, Kramer, Luedtke, A. Miller, Reznik, S. Robinson, Simmons, Zucker, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Frick, George, Glass, Howard, Ivey, Myers, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, Summers, and F. Turner
    Entitled
    Home Visiting Accountability Act of 2012
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 719

    Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Frush, Glenn, Hubbard, Jones, Kipke, Lee, McIntosh, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant
    Entitled
    Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 728

    Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Dwyer
    Entitled
    Maryland Marriage Protection Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 761

    Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Dumais
    Entitled
    Family Law - Grandparent Visitation
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Became Law - Governor Signed

    HB 834

    Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 397

    Sponsored By
    Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
    Entitled
    Child Abuse and Neglect - Alternative Response
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 873

    Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Cullison, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner
    Entitled
    Assisted Reproduction Agreements - Court Approval, Notice, and Required Records
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 986

    Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Alston, Arora, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Guzzone, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, James, Kaiser, A. Kelly, McDermott, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, B. Robinson, Ross, Smigiel, V. Turner, Valentino-Smith, Vaughn, and Wilson
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 1010

    Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates McConkey and Vitale
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Support - Definition of Actual Income
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 1165

    Status as of February 10, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Dumais, McComas, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Carter, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Hough, K. Kelly, Lee, McDermott, Mitchell, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, and Waldstreicher
    Entitled
    Commission on Child Custody Decision Making
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 1441

    Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Stocksdale and Ready
    Entitled
    Family Law - Termination of Alimony - Cohabitation of Recipient
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 241

    Status as of January 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Young, and Zirkin
    Entitled
    Civil Marriage Protection Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 334

    Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Senator Zirkin
    Entitled
    Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed Legislation

    SB 481

    Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Zirkin
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Custody - Interim Custody or Visitation Order
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed Legislation

    SB 508

    Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Kelley
    Entitled
    Assisted Reproduction Agreements - Court Approval, Notice, and Required Records
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Became Law - Governor Signed

    SB 566

    Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 79

    Sponsored By
    Senators King, Benson, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Muse, Pugh, Ramirez, and Young
    Entitled
    Home Visiting Accountability Act of 2012
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 620

    Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Jennings
    Entitled
    Family Law - Support Enforcement - Definition of Earnings
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed Legislation

    SB 709

    Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Zirkin
    Entitled
    Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed Legislation

    SB 774

    Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Young
    Entitled
    Family Law - Petition for Termination of Parental Rights
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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