2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:42 a.m.

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HB 183	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference -- Foster Care Court Improvement Project)
Entitled	Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 184	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon and Simmons
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Counsel Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 250	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Sophocleus
Entitled	Family Law - Marriage Ceremonies - Orphans' Court Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 261	Status as of February 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Branch
Entitled	Welfare Innovation Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 283	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Family Law - Desertion and Nonsupport of Child - Jurisdiction, Enforcement, and Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 346	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 419
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barkley, Gutierrez, Lee, McComas, Montgomery, Petzold, and Simmons
Entitled	Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 480	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Task Force on Child Welfare System Accountability
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 481	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health - In Vitro Services - Advance Directives for Disposition of Cryopreserved Eggs, Sperm, or Embryos
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 522	Status as of March 23, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 524	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Health Care Records - Confidentiality - Ex Parte Communications With Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 528	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Burns, Jones, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Uniform System of Outcomes Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 532	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 163
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim
Entitled	Family Law - Central Registry - Exception
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 534	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim
Entitled	Children with Disabilities - Individual Treatment Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 635	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Healey, King, Ramirez, Ross, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gordon, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, and Rzepkowski
Entitled	Education - Early Childhood Educational and Developmental Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 772	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Minnick, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Redmer, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 822	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Murray, Barkley, Cardin, Feldman, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Kaiser, Ramirez, Simmons, Stern, and Taylor
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Termination
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 823	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Brown, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hutchins, Jones, Lee, and Menes
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting by Members of the Clergy
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 876	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 332
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Administration - Identification Cards for Children - Expiration Date
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 935	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 203
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1013	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Direct Care Staff - Qualifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1077	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Boteler, Frank, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Family Law - Adoption - Child's Age for Consent
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1145	Status as of March 6, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1158	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Burns, Ross, and Zirkin
Entitled	Children - Joint Legal Custody and Equal Parenting Time - Preference
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 31	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 206
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Informal Kinship Care - Consent to Health Care on Behalf of a Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 32	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 207
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 52	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Custody and Unsupervised Visitation - Child Abuse
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 171	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 70
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Greenip, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled	Family Law - Marriage Ceremonies - Solicitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 249	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 265	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Family Law - Desertion and Nonsupport of Child - Jurisdiction, Enforcement, and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 266	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference -- Foster Care Court Improvement Project)
Entitled	Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 412	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Brochin, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting by Members of the Clergy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 437	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Health Care Records - Confidentiality - Ex Parte Communications With Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 457	Status as of March 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 458	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 250
Sponsored By	Senator Jacobs
Entitled	Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations