Family Law (D4)

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  HB 92

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 99

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Dumais

  Entitled

  Peace and Protective Orders - Shielding - Complete Removal of Information from Public Web Site

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 164

  Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Licenses and Ceremonies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 264

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 116

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect - Transfer to Department of Human Resources

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 294

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vitale, Dumais, Eckardt, Kipke, Lafferty, McDermott, Schulz, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Child Support - Child Care Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 397

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 400

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 438

  Status as of March 1, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 2

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Busch, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 459

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Alston and Vallario

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Joint Custody of Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 474

  Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Minnick, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stukes, Szeliga, Vitale, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 485

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Interim Custody or Visitation Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 496

  Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Impallaria, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, DeBoy, Elliott, Glass, James, McComas, McDonough, Minnick, Norman, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 651

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 670

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Waldstreicher (By Request - Task Force on Prisoner Reentry) and Delegates Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Clippinger, Dumais, Gaines, Haynes, Hough, Ivey, McIntosh, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Washington

  Entitled

  Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors - Suspension of Payments and Accrual of Arrearages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 673

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Dumais, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 719

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Frush, Glenn, Hubbard, Jones, Kipke, Lee, McIntosh, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 728

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dwyer

  Entitled

  Maryland Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 761

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grandparent Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 832

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Family Law - Substance-Exposed Infants - Mandated Reporters

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 860

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 343

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stein

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance and Child Abuse and Neglect - Sexual Abuse - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 873

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Cullison, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Assisted Reproduction Agreements - Court Approval, Notice, and Required Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 883

  Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glass, Braveboy, Dwyer, Frush, Hixson, Hough, Howard, Ivey, Jacobs, Kaiser, McComas, McDonough, A. Miller, Ready, Rosenberg, Ross, Schulz, Serafini, Stocksdale, Stukes, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 971

  Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Glenn, Lee, and Love

  Entitled

  Peace Order or Protective Order Petition - Respondent's Address

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 986

  Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Alston, Arora, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Guzzone, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, James, Kaiser, A. Kelly, McDermott, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, B. Robinson, Ross, Smigiel, V. Turner, Valentino-Smith, Vaughn, and Wilson

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1010

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey and Vitale

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Definition of Actual Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1067

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Afzali, Bates, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Frick, George, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Howard, Jameson, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Love, McDermott, McDonough, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, B. Robinson, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Washington

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Provide Notice or Report - Civil Liability and Criminal Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1102

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Clippinger, A. Kelly, Lee, Simmons, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Civil Penalty and Child Abuse Prevention Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1120

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 415

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Alston, Anderson, Barnes, Boteler, Braveboy, Cane, Dumais, Haynes, Holmes, Kach, K. Kelly, Lee, Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Proctor, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Walker, and Washington

  Entitled

  Missing Children - Search Efforts and Collaboration (Phylicia's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1146

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 555

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Simmons, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Clippinger, Glenn, Hough, K. Kelly, Krebs, Lee, McComas, McDermott, Mitchell, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Domestically Related Crimes - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1160

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 142

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Family Law - Interim and Temporary Peace and Protective Orders - Duration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1165

  Status as of February 10, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, McComas, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Carter, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Hough, K. Kelly, Lee, McDermott, Mitchell, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Commission on Child Custody Decision Making

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1239

  Status as of February 10, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Alston

  Entitled

  Family Law - Straw Ballot - Definition of Marriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1256

  Status as of February 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Dumais, and Kaiser

  Entitled

  Child Sexual Abuse Reporting - Training of School Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1326

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 432

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Norman

  Entitled

  Harford County - Disposition of Fee for Performing Marriage Ceremony - Funds for Historical Society

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1330

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)

  Entitled

  Criminal History Records Checks - Informal Child Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1402

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Minnick, Stukes, and Wood

  Entitled

  Child Support - Contempt Orders - Veterans and Service Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1441

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stocksdale and Ready

  Entitled

  Family Law - Termination of Alimony - Cohabitation of Recipient

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 63

  Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Stone, Young, Brochin, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Jones-Rodwell

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Notice and Reporting Requirements, Disclosure, and Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 70

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 169

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Family Law - Permanency Planning and Guardianship Review Hearings - Court Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 216

  Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage Licenses and Ceremonies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 241

  Status as of January 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 334

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 359

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Forehand, Jacobs, Ramirez, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Persons Eligible for Relief and Orders to Vacate Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 462

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Anne Arundel County Senators

  Entitled

  Peace Order or Protective Order Petition - Respondent's Address

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 481

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Interim Custody or Visitation Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 508

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Assisted Reproduction Agreements - Court Approval, Notice, and Required Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 561

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 613

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Benson, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jacobs, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Ramirez, Reilly, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Child Sexual Abuse Reporting - Training of School Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 620

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jennings

  Entitled

  Family Law - Support Enforcement - Definition of Earnings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 626

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Raskin, and Young

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Civil Penalty and Child Abuse Prevention Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 647

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 554

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez, Colburn, Forehand, Jacobs, Raskin, Shank, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Domestically Related Crimes - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 709

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 720

  Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin (By Request - Task Force on Prisoner Reentry) and Senator Jones-Rodwell

  Entitled

  Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors - Suspension of Payments and Accrual of Arrearages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 774

  Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Young

  Entitled

  Family Law - Petition for Termination of Parental Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1045

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Missing Children - Search Efforts and Collaboration (Phylicia's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 1082

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 342

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance and Child Abuse and Neglect - Sexual Abuse - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary