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2005 Regular Session bill information current as of December 15, 2005 - 10:48 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 1225

File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 605/04 - JPR
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 696

Sponsored By:
Delegate Rosenberg

Entitled:
Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings


Synopsis:

Requiring a juvenile court in specified hearings concerning a child in need of assistance to make a finding whether a local department of social services made reasonable efforts to prevent placement of the child into the local department's custody; requiring the court in specified review hearings to make a finding whether the local department made reasonable efforts to finalize the child's permanency plan and meet the child's needs; requiring the court to consider specified factors in making a finding; etc.


History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Judiciary
2/17
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
4/9
Returned Passed
Senate Action
4/4
First Reading Senate Rules
4/8
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
4/11
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/8
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

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

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-801 , 3-801 , 3-801 , 3-802 , 3-815 , 3-815 , 3-816.1 , 3-817 , 3-819 , 3-823 )

Family Law
( 5-319 )


Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (45-0)



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