ADOPTION

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 17

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  HB 903

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Pitkin, Kopp, Kagan, Marriott, Hecht, Flanagan, Montague, Hurson, Cadden, and Doory

  Entitled

  Department of Human Resources - Reducing Caseloads in Foster Care and Protective Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1198

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Shriver

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Employee Leave - Enforcement of Adoption Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  SB 316

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 517

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Adoption Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  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
  

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  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

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  SB 728

  Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, McFadden, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Kelley, Mitchell, and Currie

  Entitled

  Department of Human Resources - Reducing Caseloads in Child Welfare Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 817

  Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Employee Leave - Enforcement of Adoption Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance