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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 976

File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 693/04 - JPR
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 746

Sponsored By:
Delegates Doory and Rosenberg

Entitled:
Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship

Synopsis:

Authorizing a juvenile court to grant custody and guardianship of a child to a relative or nonrelative under provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance; authorizing the court to order specified reviews after granting custody and guardianship; requiring specified considerations before the court grants custody and guardianship; requiring the court to see a specified child in person before the court concludes a permanency plan review hearing; 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)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/4
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Floor Amendment (Senator Stone) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Sponsored by:

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
CHILD CUSTODY
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
FOSTER CARE
GUARDIANS
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
JUVENILE CAUSES
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-819 , 3-819.2 , 3-823 , 3-830 )

Family Law
( 5-525 , 5-561 )

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: 282810/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2005   at: 10:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 943022/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2005   at: 1:14 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2005: Third Reading Passed (127-0)
April 5, 2005: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 5, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)


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