Support Of Dependents
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Conceived Without Consent - Termination of Parental Rights (Rape Survivor Family Protection Act) [HB-1]
Authorizing a court, under certain circumstances, to terminate the parental rights of an individual convicted of or found to have committed an act of nonconsensual sexual conduct against the other parent that resulted in the conception of a child; specifying that a termination of parental rights under the Act terminates completely certain rights and the parent's responsibility to support the child, including payment of child support; requiring the court to refer an unrepresented parent to legal services or to appoint counsel; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 4 on 02/13/2018
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Family Law - Child Conceived Without Consent - Child Support [SB-98]
Providing that, subject to certain conditions, a court order to terminate the parental rights of an individual convicted of or found by clear and convincing evidence to have committed an act of nonconsensual sexual conduct against the other parent resulting in the conception of a child does not affect the individual's responsibility to pay child support; providing that a parent may not bring an action for child support against a person whose parental rights have been terminated under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Hearing Canceled on 01/16/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Offender Rehabilitation and Reentry Program - Establishment [SB-962]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, on or before January 1, 2020, to establish an Offender Rehabilitation and Reentry Program to provide and coordinate the delivery of community services to recently released ex-offenders; requiring the Governor to include $250,000 annually in the State budget for certain purposes; requiring the Department to cooperate with, assist, and provide technical assistance to qualified reentry service programs that provide certain services to ex-offenders; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retiree Benefits - Revisions [SB-946]
Authorizing retirees who participate in a certain prescription drug benefit plan to elect to have a spouse or dependent child covered under a certain State plan; requiring the Department of Budget and Management, on or before January 1, 2020, to establish the Maryland State Retiree Prescription Drug Coverage Program that reimburses participants for out-of-pocket costs that exceed certain limits; requiring the Department to establish a Maryland State Retiree Life-Sustaining Prescription Drug Assistance Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 767 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Income Tax - Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit - Alterations [SB-870]
Increasing the maximum income limits on eligibility for a certain credit against the State income tax for certain child and dependent care expenses; altering the phase-out of the tax credit; making the credit refundable, subject to certain income limits; increasing, each taxable year, certain income eligibility and refundability thresholds by a certain cost-of-living adjustment; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 432 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Support Guidelines - Revision [SB-763]
Revising the schedule of basic child support obligations used to calculate the amount of a child support award under the child support guidelines; authorizing a court, in determining whether the application of the child support guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case, to consider whether an obligor's monthly obligation would leave the obligor with a monthly actual income below the 2019 federal poverty level for an individual; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/06 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Support - Potential Income, Voluntary Impoverishment, and No Support Order [SB-762]
Authorizing the court to decline to establish a child support order under certain circumstances; specifying that the fact that a parent meets or ceases to meet certain criteria shall constitute a material change of circumstance for the purpose of a modification of a child support award; requiring the court to take certain actions if there is a dispute as to whether a parent is voluntarily impoverished; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/06 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Family Law - Parentage and Adoption [SB-697]
Providing that a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction during the marriage of the child's mother with the consent of the mother's spouse is the legitimate child of both spouses for all purposes; providing that a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction after the death of the mother's spouse and using the genetic material of the mother's spouse is the legitimate child of both spouses under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 437 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Support - Multifamily Adjustment and Deviation From Guidelines [SB-639]
Altering the definition of "adjusted actual income" under the State child support guidelines; providing for the calculation of a certain allowance required to be deducted from adjusted actual income under the child support guidelines; requiring that the amount of a certain allowance be subtracted from a parent's actual income before the court determines the amount of a child support award; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing Canceled on 02/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Support - Shared Physical Custody [SB-638]
Establishing a certain formula for the calculation of a certain child support obligation under the child support guidelines when a parent with shared physical custody keeps the child or children overnight a certain number of times in a year.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/02/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Support - Custody and Visitation [SB-620]
Requiring the court, in any case in which the court determines child support, to advise the parties of the resources available to assist them in establishing custody and visitation under certain circumstances; and requiring the Child Support Enforcement Administration to advise certain parties of certain resources available to assist them in establishing custody and visitation under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/06 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Establishment [SB-528]
Establishing the Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans; providing for the purpose of the Program; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to administer the Program; requiring the Program to award certain grants to nonprofit organizations to establish and expand certain community behavioral health programs; establishing a certain eligibility requirement; requiring an eligible nonprofit organization to secure certain contributions for the proposal; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
General Provisions - Age of Majority - Right to Parental Support and Maintenance [SB-264]
Providing that a certain individual who is continuously enrolled in school, including a secondary school, postsecondary school, or vocational training program, has the right to receive parental support and maintenance until a certain occurrence or until the individual attains the age of 21.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Support - Lien Against Monetary Award [SB-23]
Requiring the Child Support Administration to include in a certain notice of arrearage notice that a continued child support arrearage may result in placement of a certain lien against a certain monetary award under certain circumstances; establishing that child support arrears constitute a lien by operation of law against the net recovery of a certain monetary award up to the maximum lien amount; requiring a monetary award recipient to provide certain information to a certain paying agent, except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 01/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan [SB-193]
Requiring the State to continue providing a certain prescription drug benefit plan to certain retirees by repealing the January 1, 2019, termination of a certain State prescription drug benefit plan for certain retirees, spouses, and dependent children under certain circumstances; authorizing certain retirees who participate in a certain prescription drug benefit plan with a spouse or dependent child to elect to have the spouse or dependent child covered under a certain State prescription drug benefit plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/05 At 1:45 P.m. on 03/01/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan [HB-98]
Requiring the State to continue providing a certain prescription drug benefit plan to certain retirees by repealing the January 1, 2019, termination of a certain State prescription drug benefit plan for certain retirees, spouses, and dependent children under certain circumstances; authorizing certain retirees who participate in a certain prescription drug benefit plan with a spouse or dependent child to elect to have the spouse or dependent child covered under a certain State prescription drug benefit plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing Canceled on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan [HB-979]
Requiring the State to continue providing the State prescription drug benefit plan to certain retirees by repealing the termination of the State prescription drug benefit for certain retirees, spouses, and dependent children; authorizing certain retirees who participate in the State prescription drug benefit plan with a certain spouse or dependent child to elect to have the spouse or dependent child covered under the State prescription drug benefit plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Accidental Disability Retirement Application [HB-94]
Authorizing the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to accept an application for an accidental disability retirement allowance from certain individuals within 3 years after the individuals' retirement; requiring that the accidental disability retirement allowance begin on a certain day under certain circumstances; and terminating the Act after June 30, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Support - Eligibility of a Child Who Has Attained the Age of 18 Years [HB-937]
Providing that a certain child who has attained the age of 18 years and who is continuously enrolled in a certain school or training program has the right to receive support and maintenance until a certain occurrence or until the child attains the age of 21 years; requiring a court to consider certain factors when making a determination to award child support for a certain child; authorizing a court to allocate an award of child support to a certain entity under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/27/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Income Tax - Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit - Alterations [HB-810]
Increasing the maximum income limits on eligibility for a certain credit against the State income tax for certain child and dependent care expenses; making the credit refundable, subject to certain income limits; increasing, each year, certain income eligibility and refundability thresholds by a certain cost-of-living adjustment; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019