2008 Regular Session File Code information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:09 a.m.

	Family Law (D4)	Another Session
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HB 10	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Ali and Dumais
Entitled	Unattended Child Protection Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 27	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Protective Orders
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 90	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Child Welfare - Permanency Planning and Interstate Placement of Foster Children
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 130	Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Conaway and Vallario
Entitled	Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 149	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 488
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Counsel for Minor - Payment of Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 182	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 398
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Barve, Bobo, Doory, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Jones, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Love, McComas, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Shank, Stein, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Permanent Protective Order After Conviction and Imprisonment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 183	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 396
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Barve, Bobo, Doory, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Love, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Shank, Stein, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Enforcement of Protective Order
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 262	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Child Welfare - Alternative Response
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 265	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 263
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Family Law - Emergency Placement of Children - Criminal History Records Checks
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 346	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shewell, DeBoy, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, G. Clagett, Conaway, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Heller, Holmes, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Love, Malone, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Myers, Niemann, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Military Deployment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 351	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, McIntosh, Kaiser, Mizeur, Schuler, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 400	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 410	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, DeBoy, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Kullen, Levy, McDonough, Montgomery, Robinson, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stocksdale, Ali, Dumais, and Shank
Entitled	Crimes - Child Endangerment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 411	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, Benson, DeBoy, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Robinson, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement - Interception of Abandoned Property
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 463	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement Administration - Collection of Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 500	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bates, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, V. Clagett, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
Entitled	Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 570	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons and Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Civil Unions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 631	Status as of January 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Ali, Guzzone, Montgomery, and F. Turner
Entitled	Family Law - Change Term "Marriage" to "Civil Marriage"
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 632	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Weldon and Hecht
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support Enforcement - Multiple Driver's License Suspension Notices
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 640	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Dumais, and Hecht
Entitled	Family Law - Temporary Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 659	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Waldstreicher and Levi
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Order - Additional Relief
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 786	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 522
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 803	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Aumann, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, James, Lafferty, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Robinson, Rudolph, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 848	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Schuler
Entitled	Family Law - Domestic Partnerships
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 965	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Aumann, Barve, Branch, Braveboy, Busch, Cardin, G. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Glenn, Levi, Malone, McConkey, McIntosh, Ramirez, Schuler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Taylor, and Valderrama
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Additional Professions Required to Report
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1105	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Benson, Carr, V. Clagett, Doory, Feldman, Jones, Kullen, Love, McIntosh, Rosenberg, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Family Law - Interim Protective Orders - Petitions Filed by Law Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1106	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Benson, Carr, V. Clagett, Doory, Feldman, Jones, Kullen, Love, McIntosh, Rosenberg, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	District Court Commissioners - Interim Protective Orders - Petitions Filed by Law Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1112	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Civil Unions - Establishment, Rights, and Responsibilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1147	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, McComas, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Haddaway, Jones, Kelly, Lee, Myers, Smigiel, Valderrama, Vallario, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Family Law - Child Custody Determinations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1174	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais and Doory
Entitled	Domestic Partnerships - Establishment and Rules of Interpretation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1325	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, Elmore, Lee, Mizeur, O'Donnell, Simmons, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Children in Need of Assistance - Custody Determinations - Prohibition Against Consideration of Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1327	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Waldstreicher and Dumais
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Monitoring of Abusers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1345	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1363	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Murphy, Glenn, Hucker, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, and Weldon
Entitled	Social Services Administration - Kinship Care Navigator
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1394	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 416
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama, V. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Courts - Immunity from Liability - Leaving Unharmed Newborn - Time Period
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1413	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais and Vallario
Entitled	Peace Orders - Referral to Mediation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1448	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - State Police)
Entitled	Family Law - Final Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1605	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Beitzel, Carter, Dwyer, Eckardt, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Walkup
Entitled	Divorce - Mutual Consent Required
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1618	Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee
Entitled	Unpaid Child Support - Liens Against Monetary Awards Owed to Child Support Obligors
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

SB 42	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Muse, and Raskin
Entitled	Family Law - Temporary Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 57	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 16
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Child Welfare - Permanency Planning and Interstate Placement of Foster Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 149	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Definition of Abuse - Clarification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 168	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Mooney, Muse, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Family Law - Covenant Marriage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 169	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 184	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 156
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Family Law - Child Care Centers - Emergency Suspensions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 193	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 158
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Family Law - Social Services Administration - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 198	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 162
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support Collection Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 241	Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Jones, and Lenett
Entitled	Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 243	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jacobs, Jones, Lenett, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Additional Professions and Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 280	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Marriage Ceremonies - Authorized Officials - Retired Clerks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 290	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Raskin, Forehand, Gladden, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled	Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 385	Status as of March 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Forehand, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Lenett, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights - Child Conceived as the Result of Rape
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 392	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 395
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Enforcement of Protective Order
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 393	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 397
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Permanent Protective Order After Conviction and Imprisonment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 453	Status as of February 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 516	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Greenip
Entitled	Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 531	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 415
Sponsored By	Senators Muse and Forehand
Entitled	Courts - Immunity from Liability - Leaving Unharmed Newborn - Time Period
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 551	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 190
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Children in Need of Assistance - Custody Determinations - Prohibition Against Consideration of Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 609	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Change of Child's Permanent Residence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 689	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin and Madaleno
Entitled	Family Law - Domestic Partnerships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings