2006 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:47 p.m.

	FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc	Another Session
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HB 48	Status as of February 3, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dwyer, Bates, Cadden, Cluster, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 118	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson and Shewell
Entitled	Family Law - Marriage Licenses - Premarital Preparation Course
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 145	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelley, Holmes, Parker, V. Turner, and Vallario
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Modification Hearing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 185	Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shewell, Bartlett, Cluster, Cryor, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Glassman, Hogan, Krebs, Mayer, McKee, Miller, Shank, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Marriage - Confidential Communications - Child Abuse or Sexual Crime Involving a Minor Victim
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 272	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 307
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement - Affidavit of Support
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 334	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 312
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
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 435	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Kelly, Bartlett, Elliott, Hogan, Krebs, Myers, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Stull
Entitled	Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - Murder Convictions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 452	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Cryor, Feldman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, F. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment or Divorce - Transfer of Real Property
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 453	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 326
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Child Support - Settlement of Arrearages - Best Interest of the Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 455	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Deviation from Child Support Guidelines
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 547	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Actual Income
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 646	Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Simmons
Entitled	Stay of Enforcement of Appellate Decision
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 648	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Health Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 654	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 337
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Settlement of Arrearages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 700	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 467
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais and Smigiel
Entitled	Family Law - Court-Appointed Lawyer for Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 776	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Active Duty Reserve Officers and Enlisted Reservists
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 799	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 475
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch, Anderson, Barve, Bohanan, Cadden, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Franchot, Gaines, Griffith, Haynes, James, Jones, Leopold, Levy, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Niemann, Paige, Proctor, Rosenberg, F. Turner, Barkley, Bates, Aumann, Edwards, O'Donnell, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Child Welfare Accountability Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 871	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Benson, Gaines, Haynes, Kohl, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Parker
Entitled	Family Law - Divorce - Change of Surname of Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 958	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Levy, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 978	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 365
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005 - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1000	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais and Kach
Entitled	Family Law - Divorce - Discussion of Postsecondary Education Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1067	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate McKee
Entitled	Family Law - Court-Ordered Visitation - Preference of an Older Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1264	Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Bohanan, Carter, Frush, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Kelley, Kirk, Lee, Marriott, Menes, Paige, Petzold, Rosenberg, and Simmons
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement - Child Support Payment Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1353	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Boteler, Frush, Hubbard, Kach, King, Mandel, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, and Trueschler
Entitled	Family Law - Foster Care - Secondhand Smoke Exposure
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1372	Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Burns, Cadden, Carter, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Cryor, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Heller, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Levy, McDonough, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Ramirez, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, and Vallario
Entitled	Task Force on Child Custody Decisions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1393	Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Aumann, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Donoghue, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Valid Marriages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1437	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Kelley
Entitled	Divorce - Distribution of Marital Property - Equal Shares
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1477	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Anderson, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Lawton, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Niemann, Paige, Patterson, Pugh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Stern, and Vaughn
Entitled	Department of Human Resources - Grandparent Caregiver Subsidy Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1490	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bohanan, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, DeBoy, Donoghue, Gaines, Haynes, Jameson, Jones, Kullen, Levy, Madaleno, Mayer, Proctor, Rudolph, Sossi, F. Turner, and Wood
Entitled	Children's Services Budget Restoration Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1509	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, McComas, Smigiel, and Cluster
Entitled	Family Law - Rights of Foster Parents
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1523	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect Records and Reports - Access by Counsel for the Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1609	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Brown, Burns, Busch, Cadden, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Franchot, Frank, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hubbard, Jameson, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Myers, Niemann, Oaks, Patterson, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Taylor, F. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1716	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate McMillan
Entitled	Marriage Amendment to the Constitution
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1729	Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson and Shewell
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Completion of Premarital Preparation Course
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 74	Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Deviation from Child Support Guidelines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 76	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 112
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 85	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Family Home or Family Use Personal Property - Termination of Order or Decree
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 88	Status as of February 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Grosfeld
Entitled	Family Law - Child Custody - Petition by Child to Change Custody
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 239	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights - Child Conceived as the Result of Rape
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 262	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Greenip
Entitled	Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 353	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 431
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld and Miller
Entitled	Family Law - Property Disposition in Annulment or Divorce - Transfer of Real Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 504	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Kittleman (By Request) and Senator Schrader
Entitled	Family Law - Motions for Modification of a Child Support Award - Hearings and Decisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 664	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Grosfeld
Entitled	Family Law - Court-Appointed Lawyer for Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 690	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Valid Marriages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 792	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 31
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Middleton, Della, Gladden, Hooper, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Child Welfare Accountability Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 795	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2005 - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 900	Status as of February 16, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Constitutional Amendment - Judicial Construction of Maryland Equal Rights Amendment - Limitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 930	Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti and Green
Entitled	Family Law - Court-Appointed Counsel for Child - Immunity from Civil Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 932	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Mooney, Schrader, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 964	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Children's Services Budget Restoration Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 973	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Stay of Enforcement of Appellate Decision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1025	Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Family Law - Invalid Property Transfers Between Spouses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings