HOUSE BILL 1346

Sponsored By:

Delegates Montague, Taylor, Doory, Perry, Conroy, Petzold, Marriott, McIntosh, Bobo, Kirk, Menes, B. Hughes, Hecht, Parker, Hixson, Bonsack, Cadden, Kopp, Krysiak, Stocksdale, Willis, Howard, Cryor, Clagett, Mandel, Eckardt, Faulkner, Boston, Workman, Pendergrass, Love, Frush, Snodgrass, Watson, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, Grosfeld, Healey, DeCarlo, Klausmeier, Stup, Preis, Opara, Genn, R. Baker, Hammen, Dypski, E. Burns, Harrison, Turner, and Curran

Entitled:

Courts - Family Division - Establishment

Synopsis:

Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Court of Appeals establish, organize, and administrate family divisions within specified circuit courts, that the State provide funding for specified staff for each family division, that the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure study the availability and development of essential family support services, and that the State provide funding for these services.

Legislative History

House Action

2/20

First Reading Judiciary

2/25

Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/30

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/31

Third Reading Passed (118-6)

Senate Action

4/4

First Reading Budget and Taxation

4/5

Re-assigned Senate Rules

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, District 34

Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Gerald J. Curran, District 43

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3

Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Clay C. Opara, District 41

Delegate Joan N. Parker, District 10

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34

Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3

Delegate Nancy Reter Stocksdale, District 5

Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate Carmena F. Watson, District 44

Delegate Ellen L. Willis, District 5

Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

BALTIMORE CITY

BALTIMORE COUNTY

BUDGETS

CIRCUIT COURTS

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

COURT OF APPEALS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS

FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

JUDGES

JURISDICTION

JUVENILE CAUSES

MANDATES

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 1-504 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 491787/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 3, 1997 at: 11:59 Status: Adopted