1996 Regular Session subject information current as of December 12, 1996 - 12:12

FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION, DIVORCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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HB 18	Status as of March 27, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Courts - Family Division - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 49	Status as of February 12, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Family Law - Noncustodial Parent - Child Support
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 64	Status as of February 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Workman
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 135	Status as of March 22, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Owings, Grosfeld, Montague, Shriver, Rosenberg, Pitkin, Frush, Menes, R. Baker, Benson, T. Murphy, and McHale
Entitled	Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 194	Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Pitkin, Eckardt, Grosfeld, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Walkup, Kirk, Frush, Barve, and Kopp
Entitled	Family Law - Support and Maintenance
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 199	Status as of April 3, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Schisler
Entitled	Use of Sick Leave After Birth or Adoption
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 210	Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario
Entitled	Guardianship Proceedings - Notice to Natural Parents
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 315	Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Family Law - Absolute Divorce - Time Periods
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 324	Status as of March 13, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Dembrow, Genn, and R. Baker
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement - Legal Representation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 337	Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Conroy, Cummings, Valderrama, Howard, Hixson, Kopp, Heller, R. Baker, Pendergrass, Hecht, Workman, Petzold, Franchot, Cryor, Frush, Goldwater, Pitkin, Menes, Parker, Snodgrass, Turner, Hutchins, Hubbard, Shriver, Ciliberti, Mossburg, McIntosh, Brinkley, Hurson, Jacobs, Genn, Dypski, and Marriott
Entitled	Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce - Constructive Desertion
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 396	Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow and Genn
Entitled	Family Law - Child Custody - Joint Legal Responsibility
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 433	Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 223
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Conway, and McClenahan
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Special Organizational Registration Plates - Eligibility of Surviving Spouses
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 489	Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Bobo, Clagett, Elliott, Grosfeld, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, Snodgrass, Stup, Workman, Howard, and Donoghue
Entitled	Divorce Actions - Additional Filing Fee for Domestic Violence Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 540	Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Workman, Grosfeld, Hecht, Pitkin, Kagan, Kopp, Goldwater, McKee, Cadden, Perry, Love, and Kach
Entitled	Family Law - Adoption Petitions - Consideration of Child Support
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 541	Status as of March 4, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Workman, Kach, Hecht, Love, Donoghue, Nathan-Pulliam, Stup, McKee, Walkup, and Elliott
Entitled	Foster Care - Arrearage in Child Support - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 550	Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Hixson, R. Baker, E. Burns, Menes, McIntosh, Bonsack, Stocksdale, Kopp, Valderrama, and Perry
Entitled	Adoption - Revocation of Consent
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 601	Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Montague, and Pitkin
Entitled	Premarriage Education - Waiting Period
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 604	Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 251
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Foster Care Review Boards - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 605	Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Family Law - Divorce - Grounds
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 613	Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Perry, M. Burns, Menes, and Petzold
Entitled	Child Custody and Visitation - Consideration of Drunk or Drugged Driving Records
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 658	Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Standby Guardian - Parental Designation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 659	Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Doory, and Curran
Entitled	Divorce - Educational Seminar on Effects on Children
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 660	Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 260
Sponsored By	Delegates Kirk, Rawlings, Cummings, Fulton, E. Burns, Boston, Branch, Marriott, Harrison, C. Mitchell, Oaks, Parker, Nathan-Pulliam, Opara, C. Davis, Montague, McHale, McIntosh, and T. Murphy
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Union Baptist Church, Inc. - Child Care Facility - Head Start
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 758	Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Cryor
Entitled	Appointment of Counsel - Adoption and Guardianship Proceedings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 812	Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 276
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch, Cummings, Kirk, Harrison, and C. Mitchell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Community Human Development Centers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 932	Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 285
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Human Resources) and Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Kinship Care Program - Kinship Parent - Definition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 966	Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Finifter
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Elective Shares of Decedent's Estate
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1061	Status as of February 14, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Human Resources) and Delegates Conway and Rosenberg
Entitled	Family Investment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1097	Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Elliott
Entitled	Child Protection - Reasonable Punishment by Parent
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1143	Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Standby Guardian
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1145	Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 596
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey and E. Burns (Governor's Commission on Adoption)
Entitled	Permanency for Children in Out-of-Home Placements
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1169	Status as of March 27, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Vallario, R. Baker, Menes, Grosfeld, Howard, B. Hughes, Hubbard, Marriott, Healey, Krysiak, Eckardt, Perry, Frush, Cryor, Crumlin, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, and Kopp
Entitled	Manslaughter - Inadequate Provocation - Spousal Adultery
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1196	Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Guns
Entitled	Health Occupations - Certified Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists - Authorized to Practice
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1236	Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Family Law - Custody and Visitation - Mediation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1268	Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates E. Burns, O'Donnell, D. Murphy, Redmer, Klausmeier, Ports, and DeCarlo
Entitled	Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1353	Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Menes, Rudolph, and C. Mitchell
Entitled	Driver's License - Failure to Pay Child Support - Length of Suspension
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1363	Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Family Law - Interference with Visitation Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1366	Status as of March 21, 1996: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Family Law - Mediation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1367	Status as of March 21, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, R. Baker, Muse, and Turner
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Delinquent Acts - Suspension of Driving Privileges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1368	Status as of March 21, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Family Law - Shared Parenting
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1385	Status as of March 18, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Flanagan, Cadden, Rosenberg, Branch, Klima, and Hurson
Entitled	Children in Need of Assistance - Drug-Addicted Babies
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1400	Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 552
Sponsored By	Delegate Preis
Entitled	Family Law - Child Placement Agency - Guardianship
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1409	Status as of March 21, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Montague
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Proceedings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1419	Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 667
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Hubbard, Doory, Pitkin, Benson, R. Baker, Frush, Rosenberg, Owings, Shriver, T. Murphy, Turner, McHale, Menes, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HJ 2	Status as of February 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Owings
Entitled	Interstate Compact to Expedite Enforcement of Child Support Orders
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 22	Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ferguson
Entitled	Pro Se Litigation - Allowable Assistance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 74	Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Craig
Entitled	Family Law - Child Placement Agency - Guardianship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 79	Status as of January 29, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Child Custody and Visitation - Consideration of Drunk or Drugged Driving Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 86	Status as of April 1, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speeding Violations by Minors - Notification of Parent or Guardian
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 89	Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Boozer
Entitled	Adoption - Consent of Natural Parents - Parental Responsibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 114	Status as of April 9, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 19
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Criminal History Records Checks - Child Care in Various Settings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 227	Status as of April 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Kelley, and Jimeno
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 327	Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Marriage Licenses - Domestic Violence - Warning
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 367	Status as of April 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer and Ferguson
Entitled	Divorce - Educational Seminar on Effects on Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 372	Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Administrative Procedures for Child Support Enforcement Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 403	Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement - Repeal of Privatization Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 424	Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Divorce Actions - Additional Filing Fee for Domestic Violence Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 452	Status as of March 14, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	State Personnel - Sick Leave - Caregivers of a Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 486	Status as of February 9, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Blount, Pica, and McFadden
Entitled	Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Children First Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 492	Status as of March 25, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Blount, Pica, Kelley, Hoffman, Della, Hughes, McFadden, and Sfikas
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Union Baptist Church, Inc. - Child Care Facility - Head Start
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 556	Status as of March 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Community Human Development Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 674	Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support Guidelines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 711	Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and McCabe (Governor's Commission on Adoption)
Entitled	Permanency for Children in Out-of-Home Placements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 713	Status as of April 5, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Middlebrooks
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Incarceration of Obligor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 767	Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 422
Sponsored By	Senator Craig
Entitled	Health Occupations - Certified Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists - Authorized to Practice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 778	Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 351
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Pica, Roesser, Trotter, Young, Miller, and Currie
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 1996
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations