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HOUSE BILL 334

CHAPTER NUMBER: 312
File Code: Family Law

Sponsored By:
Delegates F. Turner, Anderson, Bobo, Branch, Carter, Conroy, Dumais, Gutierrez, James, Jones, Kelley, King, Lee, Levy, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, Menes, Oaks, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Rosenberg, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Vaughn

Entitled:
Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Relatives and Members of the Adoptive Family

Synopsis:

Expanding adoption search, contact, and reunion services within the Social Services Administration to include services to search for, contact, and facilitate reunions with relatives of biological parents and members of the adoptive family under specified circumstances; authorizing a confidential intermediary providing adoption search, contact, and reunion services to attempt to contact a relative of a biological parent or a member of the adoptive family under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/26
First Reading Judiciary
2/1
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/2
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/3
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/22
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 312

Sponsored by:

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
ADOPTION
DISCLOSURE
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
PRIVACY
REPORTS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law
( 5-4B-01 , 5-4B-07 , 5-4B-10 , 5-4B-11 )

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: 512514/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2006   at: 10:27 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Senate
April 1, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)


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