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Legislation


2000 Regular Session

Family Law (D4)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 61
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 48

    Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Getty
    Entitled
    Domestic Violence - Attorney's Fees
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Governor Veto

    HB 57

    Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Leopold, Clagett, Busch, Greenip, Love, Rosso, Baldwin, D'Amato, Sophocleus, Rzepkowski, and Owings
    Entitled
    Anne Arundel County - Marriage License Fee - Premarriage Education
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 61

    Status as of February 14, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Leopold, Kopp, Cadden, Valderrama, Greenip, Love, and Rosso
    Entitled
    Family Law - Adoption and Guardianship - Revocation of Consent
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 87

    Status as of February 14, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Grosfeld
    Entitled
    Family Law - Alimony - Grounds for Divorce
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 179

    Status as of March 3, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Menes and Grosfeld
    Entitled
    Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - First Degree Murder
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 185

    Status as of February 14, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Branch
    Entitled
    Child Support - Modification of Award
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 194

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Montague, Klausmeier, and O'Donnell
    Entitled
    Foster Parents' Bill of Rights of 2000
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 222

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 113

    Sponsored By
    Howard County Delegation
    Entitled
    State Personnel - Child Support Enforcement Administration - Transfer of Personnel Ho. Co. 6-00
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Appropriations
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 295

    Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Turner, Grosfeld, Barkley, Dembrow, D'Amato, Pendergrass, Montague, Love, Bobo, Giannetti, Cole, Zirkin, Healey, Gladden, Valderrama, Menes, Proctor, Conroy, Frush, Cane, Phillips, Paige, Hubers, Marriott, Howard, Pitkin, Benson, V. Jones, Dobson, Petzold, Shriver, and James
    Entitled
    Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Disclosure of Identity of Deceased
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 312

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Carlson, Morhaim, Hurson, Hecht, Boschert, Cryor, Giannetti, Barkley, Zirkin, Bronrott, Stern, Gladden, Griffith, Grosfeld, Bobo, Goldwater, Phillips, Kagan, Petzold, Mandel, Turner, Menes, and Shriver
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Support - Secondary Education
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 371

    Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Harford County Delegation
    Entitled
    Domestic Violence - Ex Parte Orders - Denial of Bail
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 396

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 121

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Grosfeld, Bobo, Carlson, Menes, Shriver, and Turner
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Support Guidelines
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 437

    Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Montague and Vallario
    Entitled
    Family Law - Petitions for Adoption or Guardianship - Notice to Parents
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 459

    Status as of April 5, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Heller and Barve
    Entitled
    Family Law - Prohibited Marriages - First Cousins
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 461

    Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Turner, Grosfeld, Pendergrass, V. Jones, Hubers, D'Amato, Dembrow, Cole, Gladden, Montague, Giannetti, James, Zirkin, Proctor, Valderrama, Barkley, Hecht, Branch, Dewberry, Bronrott, Shriver, Heller, Frush, Gordon, Mandel, Healey, Howard, Moe, Swain, Pitkin, Patterson, Paige, Krysiak, Phillips, Marriott, R. Baker, Klausmeier, Cane, Burns, Benson, and Petzold
    Entitled
    Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Siblings
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 511

    Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Montague
    Entitled
    Family Law - Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings - Public Defender Representation
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 512

    Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Montague (Commission on Uniform State Laws)
    Entitled
    Maryland Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 522

    Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Montague
    Entitled
    Family Law - Joint Legal Custody
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 595

    Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Doory, R. Baker, Menes, Marriott, Burns, Kirk, Cole, Dobson, Grosfeld, Montague, Petzold, Barkley, Harrison, Howard, Rawlings, Cadden, Valderrama, Morhaim, Stern, Pitkin, Bobo, Cryor, Krysiak, Griffith, Frush, Zirkin, Hurson, Gladden, V. Jones, Hecht, Hammen, Carlson, Nathan-Pulliam, Hixson, Love, Hutchins, Benson, Healey, and Mandel
    Entitled
    Domestic Violence - Temporary Ex Parte Order - Additional Relief
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 596

    Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Harford County Delegation
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Abduction - Restitution
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 606

    Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Doory, R. Baker, Menes, Marriott, Burns, Kirk, Cole, Dobson, Grosfeld, Montague, Petzold, Harrison, Howard, Rawlings, Valderrama, Morhaim, DeCarlo, Stern, Pitkin, Bobo, Krysiak, Griffith, Frush, Zirkin, Hurson, Hecht, Hammen, Carlson, Nathan-Pulliam, Hixson, Love, Hutchins, Benson, Mandel, Healey, and V. Jones
    Entitled
    Domestic Violence - Protective Order - Surrender of Firearms
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 678

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Shriver, Franchot, and Hixson
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Support Arrearage - Distraint, Seizure, and Sale of Obligor's Vehicle
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 679

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Shriver and Grosfeld
    Entitled
    Child Support Guidelines - Determination of Child Support Obligation - Tutoring and Gifted and Talented Programs
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 772

    Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Delegates O'Donnell, Montague, and Owings
    Entitled
    Calvert County Child Visitation and Exchange Monitoring Pilot Program
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 780

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Giannetti
    Entitled
    Family Law - Domestic Violence Orders - Evidence in Divorce Proceedings
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 849

    Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference - Foster Care Court Improvement Implementation Committee)
    Entitled
    Juvenile Causes
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 870

    Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Menes, Montague, and Grosfeld
    Entitled
    Labor and Employment - New Hires Directory - Independent Contractors
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 876

    Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Gladden and Montague
    Entitled
    Family Law - Paternity Proceedings - Legitimacy Presumption
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 919

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Grosfeld
    Entitled
    Protection of Marriages
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Governor Veto

    HB 937

    Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Montague
    Entitled
    Criminal History Records Check - Parent or Guardian of Child in Out-of-Home Placement
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 955

    Status as of February 11, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Owings, O'Donnell, and Montague
    Entitled
    Family Law - Reimbursement for Kinship Care
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Appropriations
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 976

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 442

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Mitchell
    Entitled
    Child Support Orders - Decedent Father's Estate - Repeal
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1099

    Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Rosenberg, Montague, Zirkin, Cole, Doory, Stern, Petzold, Giannetti, Sher, Gladden, Taylor, Hecht, Kopp, and Vallario
    Entitled
    Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Religious Barriers to Remarriage
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1163

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Montague, Gladden, Griffith, Grosfeld, Menes, Cole, Barkley, and Giannetti
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child and Spousal Support - Earnings Withholding
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1195

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 172

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Edwards
    Entitled
    Garrett County - Marriage License Fee
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1381

    Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Hecht
    Entitled
    Criminal Background Investigations - Care and Supervision of Children - Substitute Employee Pools
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1398

    Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Montague, O'Donnell, Amedori, and Dobson
    Entitled
    Best Interests for Children Act of 2000
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1403

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 197

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Turner
    Entitled
    Family Law - Access to Birth and Adoption Records - Disclosure Veto
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1422

    Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Montague and Doory
    Entitled
    Family Law - Petition for Guardianship - Clarifying the Rights of a Child
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 16

    Status as of February 15, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Baker
    Entitled
    Child Support - Paternity Proceedings
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 38

    Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 23

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Human Resources)
    Entitled
    Child Support Enforcement - Conciliation Conferences
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 123

    Status as of February 15, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Della
    Entitled
    Family Law - Support Enforcement - Application Fee
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 143

    Status as of February 15, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Kelley, Teitelbaum, Jimeno, Collins, Stone, Dorman, Mitchell, Pinsky, Lawlah, and Currie
    Entitled
    Family Law - Issuance of Marriage Licenses - Location of Marriage
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 144

    Status as of January 26, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Kelley, Della, Roesser, Hollinger, Ruben, Forehand, Lawlah, Stone, Collins, Jimeno, Pinsky, McFadden, Sfikas, Blount, Mitchell, Hoffman, Colburn, Hughes, Ferguson, Mooney, Van Hollen, DeGrange, and Haines
    Entitled
    Family Law - Denial of Unsupervised Visitation - Sexual Offenses and Child Abuse
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 153

    Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Ruben, Forehand, Kelley, Stone, Jimeno, Sfikas, Green, Hughes, Mitchell, and Ferguson
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Support
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 176

    Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Senators Exum, Conway, Lawlah, Forehand, Baker, Green, Ferguson, Mooney, Colburn, Haines, Mitchell, and Jimeno
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Support Awards - Paternity Proceedings
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 224

    Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Ruben, Forehand, Hoffman, McFadden, Mitchell, and Hughes
    Entitled
    Family Law - Domestic Violence - Possession of Firearms
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 229

    Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

    Sponsored By
    Senators Roesser, Mitchell, Ferguson, Jimeno, Colburn, Haines, Forehand, Hughes, Green, and McCabe
    Entitled
    Foster Parents' Bill of Rights of 2000
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 276

    Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Senators Jacobs, Hooper, Collins, and Forehand
    Entitled
    Domestic Violence - Violations of Ex Parte and Protective Orders - Pretrial Release
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 318

    Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Bromwell
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Support Arrearage - Distraint, Seizure, and Sale of Obligor's Vehicle
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 346

    Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators McCabe and Haines
    Entitled
    Family Law - Adoption and Guardianship - Revocation of Consent
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 374

    Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Senators Hoffman, Baker, Forehand, Hollinger, Mitchell, Haines, Colburn, Frosh, Ruben, and Green
    Entitled
    Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Religious Barriers to Remarriage
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 426

    Status as of February 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Jacobs, Hooper, Collins, Dyson, Jimeno, Hafer, Middleton, Munson, Madden, and Colburn
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Abduction - Restitution
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 527

    Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 284

    Sponsored By
    Senator Green
    Entitled
    Criminal History Records Check - Parent or Guardian of Child in Out-of-Home Placement
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 529

    Status as of March 30, 2000: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

    Sponsored By
    Senators Forehand and Ruben
    Entitled
    Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - Murder
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 558

    Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Jacobs
    Entitled
    Family Law - Child Support Arrearage - Distraint, Seizure, and Sale of Obligor's Vehicle
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 642

    Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference - Foster Care Court Improvement Implementation Committee)
    Entitled
    Juvenile Causes
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 675

    Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Jacobs, Kelley, Hooper, Colburn, Roesser, Mitchell, Hafer, Harris, Jimeno, and Green
    Entitled
    Domestic Violence - Protective Order - Surrender of Firearms
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 781

    Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Kelley, Forehand, Hughes, Pinsky, Lawlah, Frosh, Sfikas, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and Mitchell
    Entitled
    Domestic Violence - Temporary Ex Parte Order - Additional Relief
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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