Support Of Dependents
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligibility - Child Support Payments [SB-525]
Authorizing the Child Support Enforcement Administration to send a specified certification to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation concerning specified child support obligors; requiring the Administration to conduct an investigation and notify the obligor of the outcome; requiring the Department to revoke the homestead property tax credit of certain homeowners under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/7 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2012
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Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education [HB-986]
Providing that a person who has attained the age of 18 years and is enrolled in an institution of postsecondary education has the right to receive support and maintenance from both of the person's parents until the person dies, marries, is emancipated, graduates from or is no longer enrolled in an institution of postsecondary education, or attains the age of 21 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/08/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors - Suspension of Payments and Accrual of [HB-651]
Establishing that child support payments are not past due and arrearages may not accrue during any period when the obligor is incarcerated and for a specified period after the obligor's release from confinement under specified circumstances; authorizing the Child Support Enforcement Administration to adjust an incarcerated obligor's payment account in specified cases to reflect the suspension of the accrual of arrearages under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligibility - Child Support Payments [HB-565]
Authorizing the Child Support Enforcement Administration to send a specified certification to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation concerning specified child support obligors; requiring the Administration to conduct an investigation and notify the obligor of the outcome; requiring the Department to revoke the homestead property tax credit of certain homeowners under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Bail Bonds - Cash Bail [HB-492]
Authorizing in circuit courts and in the District Court "cash bail" or "cash bond" to be posted in the form of cash, surety bond, or property bond by the defendant or by a private surety acting for the defendant; requiring "cash bail" or "cash bond" to be posted by the defendant only, unless the order setting bail expressly provides otherwise, in cases involving a defendant's failure to pay support to specified individuals; and providing for the repeal of laws inconsistent with the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 04/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment [HB-400]
Altering the definition of "adjusted actual income" under the State child support guidelines; providing for the calculation of a specified allowance required to be deducted from adjusted actual income under the child support guidelines; requiring that the amount of a specified allowance be subtracted from a parent's actual income before the court determines the amount of a child support award; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Child Support - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion [HB-397]
Specifying that a parent who fails to provide for the support of his or her minor child is guilty of the misdemeanor of criminal nonsupport; repealing from the crime of criminal nonsupport the element of willfulness; establishing a specified defense to the crime of criminal nonsupport; and specifying that a parent who deserts his or her minor child is guilty of the crime of criminal desertion of a child.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Video Lottery Operation Licenses - Information on Payouts [HB-385]
Requiring that regulations adopted by the State Lottery Commission include provisions that require video lottery terminal payouts above specified amounts be reported to the State Lottery Agency in a report that contains specified information; and requiring the State Lottery Agency to modify the report in a specified manner and forward the modified report to the Department of Human Resources' Child Support Enforcement Administration for the purpose of enforcing specified child support orders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Child Support - Child Care Expenses [HB-294]
Requiring that actual child care expenses incurred on behalf of a child due to the full-time attendance by either parent at a specified educational institution be added to the basic child support obligation and divided by the parents in proportion to their adjusted actual incomes under the child support guidelines.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Hunting, Fishing, and Boat Manufacturer's or Dealer's License Applications - [HB-1479]
Establishing that the Department of Natural Resources may only require an applicant, and a license applicant may only be required, to provide specified information on an application for a hunting, fishing, or boat manufacturer's or dealer's license; altering the information that a request for information from a hunting, fishing, or boat manufacturer's or dealer's license application made by the Child Support Enforcement Administration to the Department of Natural Resources is required to contain; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony O'Donnell
Referred To Interim Study By Environmental Matters on 04/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Child Support - Contempt Orders - Veterans and Service Members [HB-1402]
Prohibiting a court from imprisoning a specified veteran or service member of the United States armed forces for contempt for failure to make a payment of child support under a court order; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shawn Tarrant
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/23/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Family Investment Program - Assistance Determination - Child Support [HB-1322]
Prohibiting the inclusion of a child support payment due under a court order, but not actually received, as household income in determining whether an applicant meets the eligibility standard for assistance under the Family Investment Program or the amount of assistance to be provided by a local department of social services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 03/24/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Representation of Child Support Enforcement Administration - [HB-1261]
Requiring that, if the Office of the Attorney General appoints specified individuals who were employees of the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City who were providing specified services for the Child Support Enforcement Administration during a specified period and continue providing specified services on or after a specified date, the employees shall be placed in specified positions in the State Personnel Management System and receive specified rights, credit, leave, and specified other rights; providing exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Support - Definition of Actual Income [HB-1010]
Excluding specified wages received from overtime work or a second job from the definition of "actual income" for the purposes of calculating child support.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/05/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education [SB-966]
Providing that a person who has attained the age of 18 years and is enrolled full time in an institution of postsecondary education has the right to receive support and maintenance from both of the person's parents until the person dies, marries, is emancipated, graduates from or is no longer enrolled full time in an institution of postsecondary education, or attains the age of 21 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligibility - Child Support Payments [SB-859]
Authorizing the Child Support Enforcement Administration to send a specified certification to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation concerning specified child support obligors; requiring the Administration to conduct an investigation and notify the obligor of the outcome; requiring the Department to revoke eligibility of specified obligors for the homestead property tax credit under specified circumstances; providing for the right of an obligor to challenge the Administration's certification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Forfeiture of Bail Bonds [SB-809]
Prohibiting a court that exercises criminal jurisdiction from refunding a forfeiture of bail or collateral at a specified time unless a private surety pays a forfeiture of bail or collateral within a specified time period after a defendant's failure to appear; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Family Law - Divorce - Required Mediation [SB-193]
Requiring a circuit court, in divorce actions involving disputes over child custody or visitation, spousal or child support, or property disposition, to issue an order requiring the parties to participate in mediation; prohibiting the court from ordering mediation under specified circumstances; requiring the court to select a specified mediator if the parties do not agree on a mediator; providing for the payment of costs; and authorizing the Court of Appeals to adopt rules to implement the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Brochin
Hearing 3/1 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligibility - Child Support Payments [HB-913]
Authorizing the Child Support Enforcement Administration to send a specified certification to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation concerning specified child support obligors; requiring the Administration to conduct an investigation and notify the obligor of the outcome; requiring the Department to revoke the homestead property tax credit of certain homeowners under specified circumstances; providing for the right of an obligor to challenge the Administration's certification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Construction Contracts - Hiring Agreement [HB-857]
Specifically including construction contracts and contracts for the Maryland Economic Development Corporation in the type of contracts that the Board of Public Works and the Department of Human Resources may designate as contracts eligible to include a specified model hiring agreement form; providing that the Maryland Economic Development Corporation is not exempt from a specified provision regarding contracts eligible to include a specified model hiring agreement form; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/25/2011