Maryland House Bill 1212 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 13-1)
Status: Passed on April 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 77
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing a local department of social services to place a child for a certain initial placement with a kinship caregiver as an alternative to foster care under certain circumstances; authorizing a local department to place a child with a kinship caregiver if a kinship caregiver is located subsequent to the placement of the child in a foster care setting; specifying that a kinship caregiver may not be under 21 years of age; authorizing a local department to approve an individual as a kinship caregiver under certain circumstances; etc.

Family Law - Kinship Caregivers

Del. Susan McComas [R]	Del. Lauren Arikan [R]	Del. Jason Buckel [R]	Del. Jerry Clark [R]
Sen. Paul Corderman [R]	Del. Robin Grammer [R]	Del. Wayne Hartman [R]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]
Del. Kevin Hornberger [R]	Del. Trent Kittleman [R]	Del. Susan Krebs [R]	Del. Michael Malone [R]
Del. Sid Saab [R]	Del. Haven Shoemaker [R]

2019-03-27 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-11 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (139-0) (Y: 140 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-18	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 77
2019-04-03	House	Returned Passed
2019-04-02	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2019-04-01	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2019-04-01	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-04-01	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2019-03-15	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2019-03-14	House	Third Reading Passed (139-0)
2019-03-12	House	Second Reading Passed
2019-03-12	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-03-11	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2019-02-11	House	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-08	House	First Reading Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1212?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb1212f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb1212t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_77_hb1212t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0002/hb1212.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb1212_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0480.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb1212_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/1044.pdf