ADOPTION

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 6

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  HB 334

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 312

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Anderson, Bobo, Branch, Carter, Conroy, Dumais, Gutierrez, James, Jones, Kelley, King, Lee, Levy, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, Menes, Oaks, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Rosenberg, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Relatives and Members of the Adoptive Family

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 978

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 365

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005 - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1353

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Boteler, Frush, Hubbard, Kach, King, Mandel, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Care - Secondhand Smoke Exposure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1509

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, McComas, Smigiel, and Cluster

  Entitled

  Family Law - Rights of Foster Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 239

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights - Child Conceived as the Result of Rape

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 795

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005 - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary