2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:02 p.m.

	FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc	Another Session
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HB 68	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 132	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 146	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, Jennings, and F. Turner
Entitled	Adoption - Written Instruments - Meaning of "Child"
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 293	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	The Speaker
Entitled	Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families - Transfer of Services - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State Department of Education, and Department of Human Services
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 302	Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Bohanan, Branch, Gaines, and Niemann
Entitled	Child Welfare - Integration of Child Welfare and Family Counseling Services
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 325	Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Walkup, and Zirkin
Entitled	Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 329	Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Kaiser, King, Lee, Love, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled	Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment and Divorce - Family Home
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 331	Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Spousal Privilege - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 353	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Murray, Carter, Franchot, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Basic Human Rights Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 508	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Use of Guidelines - Child Support
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 557	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Arnick, Dumais, and Simmons
Entitled	Public Records - Prohibition on Inspection of Retirement Records - Exceptions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 615	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cadden, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Hubbard, James, Jones, King, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Proctor, and Taylor
Entitled	Adoption - Placement Services for Children in Public Foster Care - State Contracts with Private Licensed Child Placement Agencies
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 693	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Burns
Entitled	Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 694	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Burns
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 742	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan, O'Donnell, Shewell, Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 826	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and Delegates Rosenberg and Dumais
Entitled	Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 839	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 398
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bromwell, Cane, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Integration of Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 935	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 404
Sponsored By	Delegates Weldon, Bobo, Marriott, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Priority of Relatives as Caregivers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 936	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Weldon, Bobo, Marriott, McKee, Nathan-Pulliam, and Shank
Entitled	Family Law - Task Force on Kinship Caregivers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 976	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Rosenberg
Entitled	Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 996	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1021	Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Decision Making Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Senate Rules

HB 1052	Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Holmes, Kelley, McComas, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Children - Joint Legal Custody - Preference
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1071	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, Arnick, Kullen, Shank, and Vallario
Entitled	Family Law - Marriage Ceremonies - Former Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1077	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Family Law - Failure to Pay Child Support
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1158	Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Busch, Benson, Boschert, Boteler, C. Davis, Elliott, Franchot, Frank, Hogan, Impallaria, Kelley, King, McComas, Murray, Myers, Oaks, Paige, Parrott, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Family Law - Marriage Licenses - Premarital Preparation Course
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1181	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Settlement of Arrearages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1194	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Haynes
Entitled	Building Strong Families Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1197	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Child Welfare Accountability Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1220	Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Burns, Cadden, Cluster, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Valid Marriages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1225	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1271	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Cluster, Bates, Frank, Impallaria, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Taylor, Trueschler, V. Turner, and Weir
Entitled	Family Law - Rights of Foster Parents
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1298	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Cardin, Dumais, Hixson, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Ross
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1336	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 600
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Anderson, Doory, and McIntosh
Entitled	Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements - Placement of Siblings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1438	Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Kullen
Entitled	Family Law - Absolute Divorce - Modification of the Name of a Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1590	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Gilleland and Boschert
Entitled	Family Law - Disclosure of Divorce Case Information - Temporary Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 27	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney and Stone
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Rights of Alleged Abuser or Neglecter
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 142	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Forehand, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - Murder Convictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 156	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support Guidelines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 157	Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Appeal of Permanency Plans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 176	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 465
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Adoption - Written Instruments - Meaning of "Child"
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 222	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Sunset Extension and Task Force
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 258	Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Grosfeld
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Spousal Privilege - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 261	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Jacobs, and Frosh
Entitled	Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 262	Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment and Divorce - Family Home
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 367	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Grosfeld
Entitled	Family Law - Use of Guidelines - Child Support
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 368	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Adoption - Placement Services for Children in Public Foster Care - State Contracts with Private Licensed Child Placement Agencies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 417	Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Children - Joint Legal Custody - Preference
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 545	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Child Custody and Visitation - Child Abduction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 559	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben (By Request)
Entitled	Family Law - Minors - Emancipation by Court Order
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 696	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 504
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and Findings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 710	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference) and Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 746	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 507
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled	Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 778	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Adoption - Placement Services for Children in Public Foster Care - State Contracts with Private Licensed Child Placement Agencies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 796	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Pinsky
Entitled	Medical Decision Making Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 841	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Britt
Entitled	Basic Human Rights Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs