CHAPTER NUMBER: 405 
File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 59  
- Sponsored By: 
- 
Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and
 Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration)
- Entitled: 
- 
Child Abuse or Neglect -
 Disclosure of Information
Authorizing the director of a local department of social services or
the Secretary of Human Resources to disclose information concerning
child abuse or neglect under specified circumstances; requiring the
director or the Secretary to consult with the appropriate law
enforcement agencies and specified persons prior to disclosing
information; prohibiting the director or the Secretary from disclosing
specified information; requiring the Secretary, in consultation with
local directors of social services, to develop a specified form; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
-      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/20
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/8
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
-      Senate Requests House Recede
- 4/10
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
-      Senators Stone, Jimeno, and Colburn
- 4/12
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
-      Third Reading Passed (47-0)
-      Passed Enrolled
- 5/12
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 405
House Action
- 3/23
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/24
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 4/1
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
-      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0)
- 4/4
- House Refuses to Recede
-      Conference Committee Appointed ...
-      Dembrow, O'Donnell, Conroy
- 4/8
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
-      Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Baltimore County Administration
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHILD ABUSE
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- DISCLOSURE
- FORMS
- HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- PRIVACY
- RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 88A Department of Human Resources
- (
 6 ,
 6A 
)
- Bill Text:
 First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
- Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 448759/1 (PDF)      Offered on: March 18, 1998      at:
10:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted
- House 
- Number: 631990/1 (PDF)      Offered on: April 6, 1998       at:
4:19 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 743604/1 (PDF)      Offered on: April 13, 1998      at:
12:30 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 20, 1998: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
- April 12, 1998: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
- House 
- April 2, 1998: Third Reading Passed  (134-0)
- April 8, 1998: Third Reading Passed  (138-0)
 
 
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