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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 52

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  HB 48

  Status as of February 3, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Bates, Cadden, Cluster, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 118

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and Shewell

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Licenses - Premarital Preparation Course

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 145

  Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelley, Holmes, Parker, V. Turner, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Modification Hearing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 185

  Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shewell, Bartlett, Cluster, Cryor, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Glassman, Hogan, Krebs, Mayer, McKee, Miller, Shank, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Marriage - Confidential Communications - Child Abuse or Sexual Crime Involving a Minor Victim

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 272

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 307

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement - Affidavit of Support

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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 435

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Kelly, Bartlett, Elliott, Hogan, Krebs, Myers, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - Murder Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 452

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Cryor, Feldman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, F. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment or Divorce - Transfer of Real Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 453

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 326

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Settlement of Arrearages - Best Interest of the Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 455

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Deviation from Child Support Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 547

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Actual Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 646

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Stay of Enforcement of Appellate Decision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 648

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Health Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 654

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 337

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Settlement of Arrearages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 700

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 467

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Family Law - Court-Appointed Lawyer for Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 776

  Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Active Duty Reserve Officers and Enlisted Reservists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 799

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 475

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, Anderson, Barve, Bohanan, Cadden, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Franchot, Gaines, Griffith, Haynes, James, Jones, Leopold, Levy, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Niemann, Paige, Proctor, Rosenberg, F. Turner, Barkley, Bates, Aumann, Edwards, O'Donnell, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Child Welfare Accountability Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 871

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Benson, Gaines, Haynes, Kohl, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Parker

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Change of Surname of Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 958

  Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bohanan, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Levy, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, 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 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 1000

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais and Kach

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Discussion of Postsecondary Education Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1067

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McKee

  Entitled

  Family Law - Court-Ordered Visitation - Preference of an Older Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1264

  Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Bohanan, Carter, Frush, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Kelley, Kirk, Lee, Marriott, Menes, Paige, Petzold, Rosenberg, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement - Child Support Payment Incentive Program

  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 1372

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Burns, Cadden, Carter, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Heller, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Levy, McDonough, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Ramirez, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Task Force on Child Custody Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1393

  Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Aumann, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Donoghue, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Valid Marriages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1437

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kelley

  Entitled

  Divorce - Distribution of Marital Property - Equal Shares

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1477

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Anderson, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Lawton, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Niemann, Paige, Patterson, Pugh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Stern, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Department of Human Resources - Grandparent Caregiver Subsidy Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1490

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Bohanan, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, DeBoy, Donoghue, Gaines, Haynes, Jameson, Jones, Kullen, Levy, Madaleno, Mayer, Proctor, Rudolph, Sossi, F. Turner, and Wood

  Entitled

  Children's Services Budget Restoration Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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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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  HB 1523

  Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect Records and Reports - Access by Counsel for the Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1609

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Brown, Burns, Busch, Cadden, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Franchot, Frank, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hubbard, Jameson, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Myers, Niemann, Oaks, Patterson, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Taylor, F. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1716

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McMillan

  Entitled

  Marriage Amendment to the Constitution

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1729

  Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and Shewell

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Completion of Premarital Preparation Course

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 74

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Deviation from Child Support Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 76

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 112

  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 85

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  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 88

  Status as of February 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Petition by Child to Change Custody

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 262

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Greenip

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 353

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 431

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld and Miller

  Entitled

  Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment or Divorce - Transfer of Real Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 504

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman (By Request) and Senator Schrader

  Entitled

  Family Law - Motions for Modification of a Child Support Award - Hearings and Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 664

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Court-Appointed Lawyer for Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 690

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Valid Marriages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 792

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 31

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Middleton, Della, Gladden, Hooper, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Child Welfare Accountability Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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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

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  SB 900

  Status as of February 16, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Constitutional Amendment - Judicial Construction of Maryland Equal Rights Amendment - Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 930

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Giannetti and Green

  Entitled

  Family Law - Court-Appointed Counsel for Child - Immunity from Civil Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 932

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Mooney, Schrader, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 964

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Children's Services Budget Restoration Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 973

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Stay of Enforcement of Appellate Decision

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1025

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ruben

  Entitled

  Family Law - Invalid Property Transfers Between Spouses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings