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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Prescriptions for Children Subject to Shared Custody or Visitation Schedules [HB-1493]
Requiring health care providers who are authorized to prescribe to issue two prescriptions of each drug prescribed for a child if a parent of the child presents the prescriber with a court-ordered or court-approved shared custody or visitation schedule; and requiring a health care provider authorized to dispense prescription drugs to fill the prescription under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aaron Kaufman
Hearing Canceled on 03/13/2025
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Family Law - Grandparent Visitation [SB-1004]
Altering the circumstances under which an equity court is authorized to grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child to include that the petition for visitation rights was filed after an action for divorce, annulment, custody, or paternity was filed by a parent of the child; and requiring an equity court to grant certain visitation rights if the child resided with the grandparent for at least 12 months, or the child's parent, who is the child of the grandparent, is deceased and the court finds it in the best interest of the child.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations [HB-1191]
Authorizing the court, in determining legal and physical custody in certain child custody proceedings, to consider certain factors; and authorizing the court to modify a child custody or visitation order if the court determines that there has been a material change in circumstances since the issuance of the order that related to the needs of the child or the ability of the parents to meet those needs and that modifying the order is in the best interests of the child.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Visitation Reevaluations and Remedies [HB-1165]
Authorizing a parent to petition a court for an emergency hearing to reevaluate a visitation schedule if the other parent fails to comply with a court-ordered visitation schedule without just cause; requiring the court to hold an emergency hearing within 10 days after the petition has been filed; and requiring and authorizing a court to take certain actions as a result of a parent's failure to comply with a court-ordered visitation schedule.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Forced Infant Separation From Incarcerated Individuals [HB-837]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Forced Infant Separation From Incarcerated Individuals to study and make recommendations regarding methods to reduce forced infant separation in the State and facilitate bonds between postpartum incarcerated individuals and their children; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family Law - Grandparent Visitation [HB-721]
Altering the circumstances under which an equity court is authorized to grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child to include that the petition for visitation rights was filed after an action for divorce, annulment, custody, or paternity was filed by a parent of the child; and requiring an equity court to grant certain visitation rights if the child resided with the grandparent for at least 12 months, or the child's parent, who is the child of the grandparent, is deceased, and the court finds it in the best interest of the child.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Young
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations [SB-548]
Authorizing the court, in determining legal and physical custody in certain child custody proceedings, to consider certain factors; and authorizing the court to modify a child custody or visitation order if the court determines that there has been a material change in circumstances since the issuance of the order that related to the needs of the child or the ability of the parents to meet those needs and that modifying the order is in the best interests of the child.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Referred Judiciary on 02/21/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Prescriptions for Children Subject to Shared Custody or Visitation Schedules [SB-539]
Requiring health care providers who are authorized to prescribe to issue two prescriptions of each drug prescribed for a child if a parent of the child presents the prescriber with a court-ordered or court-approved shared custody or visitation schedule; and requiring a health care provider authorized to dispense prescription drugs to fill the prescription under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Child Custody - Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Custody [SB-521]
Establishing a rebuttable presumption in certain child custody proceedings that joint legal custody and joint physical custody for approximately equal periods of time are in the best interests of a child and establishing factors a court may consider when determining the best interests of the child; authorizing the court to award sole custody based on a preponderance of the evidence that a joint custody arrangement is not in the best interests of the child; requiring the court to enter certain factors on the record; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation – Visitation Reevaluations and Remedies [HB-1307]
Authorizing a parent to petition a court for an emergency hearing to reevaluate a visitation schedule if the other parent fails to comply with a court-ordered visitation schedule without just cause; and requiring and authorizing a court to take certain actions as a result of a parent's failure to comply with a court-ordered visitation schedule.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lehman
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Grandparent Visitation [HB-1071]
Providing that an equity court may grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child if the court finds it to be in the best interest of the child, both the child's living parents consent, one of the child's living parents consents, both of the child's living parents are unable to consent, or certain exceptional circumstances exist.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations [HB-848]
Authorizing the court, in determining legal and physical custody in certain child custody proceedings, to consider certain factors; and authorizing the court to modify a child custody or visitation order if the court determines that there has been a material change in circumstances since the issuance of the order that related to the needs of the child or the ability of the parents to meet those needs and that modifying the order is in the best interests of the child.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Third Reading Passed (135-0) on 03/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Child Custody - Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Custody [SB-663]
Establishing a rebuttable presumption in certain child custody proceedings that joint legal custody and joint physical custody for approximately equal periods of time are in the best interests of a child and establishing factors a court may consider when determining the best interests of the child; authorizing the court to award sole custody based on a preponderance of the evidence that a joint custody arrangement is not in the best interests of the child; requiring the Court to enter certain factors on the record; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing Canceled on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Child Custody and Visitation - Best Interest of the Child [SB-670]
Requiring the court, in determining the appropriate allocation of custody or visitation between the parties that is in the best interest of the child, to consider the ability of each of the parties to meet the child's developmental needs, the relations between the child, the parties, the siblings and other relatives, the ability of each party to meet the child's day-to-day needs and certain other factors; and requiring the court to articulate certain findings of fact on the record.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training [HB-405]
Specifying certain qualifications and training necessary for an individual to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; specifying that certain expert evidence is admissible in certain child custody and visitation proceedings under certain circumstances; and requiring a court, in any action in which child support, custody, or visitation is at issue to provide information to the parties regarding the role, availability, and cost of a custody evaluator.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing Canceled on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training [SB-365]
Specifying certain qualifications and training necessary for an individual to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; and specifying that certain expert evidence is admissible in certain child custody and visitation proceedings under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses [HB-311]
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Simpson
Favorable With Amendments {933723/1 Adopted on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations [SB-327]
Authorizing the court, in determining legal and physical custody in certain child custody proceedings, to consider certain factors; and authorizing the court to modify a child custody or visitation order if the court determines that there has been a material change in circumstances since the issuance of the order that relates to the needs of the child or the ability of the parents to meet those needs and that modifying the order is in the best interest of the child.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law – Child Custody – Determinations [HB-79]
Authorizing the court, in determining legal and physical custody in certain child custody proceedings, to consider certain factors; and authorizing the court to modify a child custody or visitation order if the court determines that there has been a material change in circumstances since the issuance of the order that relates to the needs of the child or the ability of the parents to meet those needs and that modifying the order is in the best interests of the child.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) [SB-71]
Requiring the Division of Correction to allow a certain pregnant woman and a certain woman who recently gave birth to transfer to the prerelease unit for women for up to 1 year following the birth; establishing the Healthy Start Bonding Program to facilitate strong bonds between incarcerated women and their children; and requiring the Division to allow liberal visitation between certain individuals and certain children under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Referred Judiciary on 03/16/2024