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HOUSE BILL 935

CHAPTER NUMBER: 404
File Code: Family Law

Sponsored By:
Delegates Weldon, Bobo, Marriott, and Nathan-Pulliam

Entitled:
Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Priority of Relatives as Caregivers

Synopsis:

Requiring a local department of social services to consider whether there is a relative able to provide supervision of a child alleged to be in need of assistance prior to placing the child in emergency shelter before a specified hearing; requiring that a notice of a hearing be given to relatives of a child alleged to be in need of assistance; requiring a court to give priority to a child's relatives over nonrelatives when ordering shelter care for the child; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Judiciary
2/17
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (127-0)
4/9
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/30
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/8
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 404

Sponsored by:

Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
FOSTER CARE
HEARINGS
JUVENILE CAUSES
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
NOTICES
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-801 , 3-801 , 3-801 , 3-815 , 3-815 , 3-819 , 3-819 , 3-823 , 3-823 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 222015/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2005   at: 10:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2005: Third Reading Passed (127-0)
Senate
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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