Family Law (D4)

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  HB 35

  Status as of March 7, 2011: 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 55

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Lee, Summers, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 120

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Commission on Surrogate Parenting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 134

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Expungement of Reports and Records - Time Period

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 136

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 103

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders - Notification of Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 137

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Child Welfare - Alternative Response

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 139

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Waiver of Reunification Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 175

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Barnes, Mitchell, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Barkley, Bobo, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, Clagett, Clippinger, Conaway, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 255

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 326

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Siblings of Minors in Out-of-Home Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 256

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Family Law - Local Departments of Social Services - Access to Records of Certain Adoptees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 304

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stocksdale, Bates, Elliott, Frank, George, Holmes, McComas, and Ready

  Entitled

  Family Law - Termination of Alimony - Cohabitation of Recipient

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 325

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry - Background Check Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 349

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 119

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Shielding of Records - Orders Issued Against Respondent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 386

  Status as of February 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Carr, Dumais, Ivey, Love, McComas, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Simmons, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristin Marie Mitchell Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Judiciary
  

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  HB 402

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 424

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Kramer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 403

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Kramer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 407

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 284

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Aumann, Carter, DeBoy, Dumais, Frank, Frush, Haddaway-Riccio, K. Kelly, Lee, McDonough, B. Robinson, Simmons, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Additional Relief - Award of Temporary Possession of Pet

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 416

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Alston, Barkley, Cane, Conway, Cullison, Dumais, Frick, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hixson, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Luedtke, A. Miller, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Definition of Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 422

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multi-Family Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 423

  Status as of March 14, 2011: 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 424

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Age of Majority - Orders Issued Prior to 2002

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 427

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines - Child Care Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 501

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Lafferty, and Olszewski

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Collection Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 581

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 131

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Family Law - Displaced Homemakers Program - Evaluation and Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 635

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Extraordinary Medical Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 666

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 69

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Barkley, Cane, Conway, Cullison, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Hucker, A. Kelly, A. Miller, B. Robinson, Wilson, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Courts - Peace Orders - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 667

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 58

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Barkley, Cane, Conway, Cullison, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Hucker, A. Kelly, A. Miller, B. Robinson, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Peace Orders - Extension of Duration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 770

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Reznik, Simmons, Valderrama, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Ownership of a Pet

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 805

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Alston, Afzali, Anderson, Beidle, Burns, Carter, Conaway, Cullison, Griffith, Howard, Jacobs, K. Kelly, Lee, McComas, McDermott, Nathan-Pulliam, Smigiel, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Vitale, Walker, and Washington

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Timely Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 816

  Status as of February 10, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody Determinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 859

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 88

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements of Child Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 872

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Kramer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Final Protective Order - Global Positioning Satellite Tracking

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 876

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 144

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Family Law - Single Parent Services - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 963

  Status as of February 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Burns, Cluster, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Vitale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1018

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glass, Afzali, Barve, Boteler, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Krebs, Luedtke, McComas, Parrott, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1019

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Reasonable Corporal Punishment - Definition and Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1037

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grandparent Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1052

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Cluster, K. Kelly, McComas, McDermott, Niemann, Oaks, and Washington

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Visitation Rights of Noncustodial Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1118

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 157

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama, Dumais, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Hearings - Written Findings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1132

  Status as of February 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Alston, Cluster, Conaway, Dwyer, Hough, Howard, K. Kelly, Kramer, McComas, McDermott, Niemann, Oaks, Simmons, Smigiel, Summers, Washington, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children's Civil Rights - Equal Parenting Time

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1163

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Love

  Entitled

  Family Law - Family Child Care - Large Family Child Care Homes

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1272

  Status as of February 24, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Alston, Braveboy, Cane, Cullison, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, McIntosh, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, S. Robinson, Ross, Smigiel, Summers, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, and Washington

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1331

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Peace Orders - Surrender of Firearms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 71

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Benson, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Commission on Surrogate Parenting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
  

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  SB 116

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Madaleno, Raskin, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 139

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 423

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 193

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Raskin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Required Mediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 333

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Hearings - Written Findings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 335

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley and Forehand

  Entitled

  Family Law - Permanency Planning and Guardianship Review Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 342

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 57

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez and Forehand

  Entitled

  Peace Orders - Extension of Duration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 480

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 68

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Courts - Peace Orders - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 587

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ramirez

  Entitled

  Protective Order Violations - Mandatory Mental Health Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 594

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Forehand, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Reasonable Corporal Punishment - Definition and Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 650

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez, Ferguson, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Peace Orders - Surrender of Firearms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 653

  Status as of April 4, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, King, Montgomery, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Definition of Abuse

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 667

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristin Marie Mitchell Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 674

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Additional Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 747

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 283

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Raskin, Brochin, Forehand, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Additional Relief - Award of Temporary Possession of Pet

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 768

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 87

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez and Frosh

  Entitled

  Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements of Child Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 814

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Ownership of a Pet

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 908

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Visitation Rights of Noncustodial Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 909

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children's Civil Rights - Equal Parenting Time

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 925

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 564

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Family Law - Family Child Care - Large Family Child Care Homes

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 966

  Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Benson

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings