FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 56

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  HB 68

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 132

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 146

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Jennings, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Adoption - Written Instruments - Meaning of "Child"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 293

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker

  Entitled

  Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families - Transfer of Services - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State Department of Education, and Department of Human Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 302

  Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Bohanan, Branch, Gaines, and Niemann

  Entitled

  Child Welfare - Integration of Child Welfare and Family Counseling Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 325

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Walkup, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 329

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Kaiser, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Smigiel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment and Divorce - Family Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 331

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Spousal Privilege - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 353

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Carter, Franchot, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Basic Human Rights Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 508

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Use of Guidelines - Child Support

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 557

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Arnick, Dumais, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Public Records - Prohibition on Inspection of Retirement Records - Exceptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 615

  Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cadden, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Hubbard, James, Jones, King, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Proctor, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Adoption - Placement Services for Children in Public Foster Care - State Contracts with Private Licensed Child Placement Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 693

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 694

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 742

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bohanan, O'Donnell, Shewell, Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 826

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and Delegates Rosenberg and Dumais

  Entitled

  Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 839

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 398

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bromwell, Cane, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Integration of Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Services

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 935

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 404

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weldon, Bobo, Marriott, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Priority of Relatives as Caregivers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 936

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weldon, Bobo, Marriott, McKee, Nathan-Pulliam, and Shank

  Entitled

  Family Law - Task Force on Kinship Caregivers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 976

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 996

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1021

  Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Medical Decision Making Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1052

  Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Holmes, Kelley, McComas, Ramirez, and Ross

  Entitled

  Children - Joint Legal Custody - Preference

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1071

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Arnick, Kullen, Shank, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Ceremonies - Former Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1077

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Family Law - Failure to Pay Child Support

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1158

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Busch, Benson, Boschert, Boteler, C. Davis, Elliott, Franchot, Frank, Hogan, Impallaria, Kelley, King, McComas, Murray, Myers, Oaks, Paige, Parrott, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Licenses - Premarital Preparation Course

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1181

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 595

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Settlement of Arrearages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1194

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Haynes

  Entitled

  Building Strong Families Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1197

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Child Welfare Accountability Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1220

  Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Burns, Cadden, Cluster, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Valid Marriages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1225

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1271

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Cluster, Bates, Frank, Impallaria, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Taylor, Trueschler, V. Turner, and Weir

  Entitled

  Family Law - Rights of Foster Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1298

  Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Cardin, Dumais, Hixson, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Ross

  Entitled

  Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1336

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 600

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Anderson, Doory, and McIntosh

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements - Placement of Siblings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1438

  Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kullen

  Entitled

  Family Law - Absolute Divorce - Modification of the Name of a Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1590

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilleland and Boschert

  Entitled

  Family Law - Disclosure of Divorce Case Information - Temporary Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 27

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Rights of Alleged Abuser or Neglecter

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 142

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Forehand, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - Murder Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 156

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 157

  Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Appeal of Permanency Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 176

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 465

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Adoption - Written Instruments - Meaning of "Child"

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 222

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Sunset Extension and Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 258

  Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Spousal Privilege - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 261

  Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Jacobs, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 262

  Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment and Divorce - Family Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 367

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Use of Guidelines - Child Support

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 368

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Adoption - Placement Services for Children in Public Foster Care - State Contracts with Private Licensed Child Placement Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  

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  SB 417

  Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Children - Joint Legal Custody - Preference

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 545

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 559

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben (By Request)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Minors - Emancipation by Court Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 696

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 504

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 710

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 464

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 746

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 507

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 778

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Adoption - Placement Services for Children in Public Foster Care - State Contracts with Private Licensed Child Placement Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 796

  Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Medical Decision Making Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 841

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Basic Human Rights Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs