SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 46

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  HB 232

  Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 7 of 2004 Special Session 1

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Cane, Conroy, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Glassman, Gordon, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, Love, Madaleno, Menes, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Ramirez, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Siblings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 416

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 340

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Conroy, Frush, Fulton, Howard, Kelley, Love, McDonough, Menes, Moe, Niemann, Oaks, Ramirez, Taylor, Trueschler, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Children's Group Homes - Use of Subcabinet Resources Directory for Notification and Identification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 426

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Elliott

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Investigation Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 557

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 356

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim , Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Oaks, Murray, Benson, Mandel, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Advance Directive Information Availability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 842

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and Vallario

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 871

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 969

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Bromwell, Brown, and Jennings

  Entitled

  Commission for the Blind - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 981

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 390

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health and Human Services Referral System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1083

  Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Jones, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Taylor, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Department of Juvenile Services - Reorganization and Regionalization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1085

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weldon

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Parental Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1141

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Jones, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Trueschler, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Juvenile Services - Step-Down Aftercare

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1142

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Burns, Cardin, Jones, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Child Welfare Services - Children in Out-of-Home Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1147

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Burns, Cardin, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Residential Child Care Programs - Children in Out-of-Home Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1159

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Cluster, Bromwell, DeBoy, Frank, Impallaria, McDonough, and Weir

  Entitled

  Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption - Rights of Foster Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1197

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Interagency Task Force on Community Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1202

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Branch, Brown, Cane, Frush, Harrison, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Owings, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Child Welfare Workforce Initiative of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1233

  Status as of March 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis, Jones, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Community and Faith-Based Partnership Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1238

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bartlett

  Entitled

  Education - Children in Need of Assistance - Notice to School Officials of Truancy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1327

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Rudolph, Boutin, Branch, Brown, Carter, Conway, C. Davis, Dumais, Eckardt, Harrison, James, Jones, Kelly, Kirk, Lee, Marriott, McComas, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Smigiel, Taylor, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Baltimore City and Cecil County - Child in Need of Supervision Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1378

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak and Doory

  Entitled

  Electric Universal Service Program Fund - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1379

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates DeBoy, Boteler, Kach, and Malone

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Maryland Food Bank

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1391

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Harrison, Love, Marriott, McHale, Minnick, Patterson, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Local Departments of Social Services - Local Directors - Appointment and Removal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1443

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 551

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Bozman, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, and Haddaway

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1476

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott

  Entitled

  Public Assistance - Transitional Emergency Medical and Housing Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1479

  Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Boutin, Glassman, Impallaria, James, Jennings, O'Donnell, and Parrott

  Entitled

  Family Law - Criminal Background Investigation for Employees and Other Individuals Who Care for or Supervise Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1514

  Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Busch, Franchot, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1523

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Folic Acid Distribution Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 9

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Compact for Sound Government

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 75

  Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 26

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)

  Entitled

  Code Revision - Miscellaneous Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 251

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Commission for the Blind - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 345

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Brochin, Conway, Frosh, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Jones, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Child in Need of Assistance - Habitual Truancy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 508

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 430

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

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  SB 510

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 595

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Haines, Jacobs, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, and Stone

  Entitled

  Baltimore City and Cecil County - Child in Need of Supervision Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 605

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 693

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 711

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 304

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Child Welfare Services - Children in Out-of-Home Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 767

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 481

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Juvenile Services - Step-Down Aftercare

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 768

  Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Department of Juvenile Services - Reorganization and Regionalization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 772

  Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Astle, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Middleton, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Child Welfare Workforce Initiative of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 781

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Residential Child Care Programs - Children in Out-of-Home Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 825

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Family Law - Criminal Background Investigation for Employees and Other Individuals Who Care for or Supervise Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 829

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Maryland Food Bank

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 835

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Local Departments of Social Services - Local Directors - Appointment and Removal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 899

  Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Parental Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SJ 8

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Compact for Sound Government

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations