Support Of Dependents
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Support - Extraordinary Medical Expenses [HB-742]
Altering the definition of "extraordinary medical expenses" to mean costs for medical treatment in excess of $250 in any calendar year under the child support guidelines; and applying the Act only to extraordinary medical expenses incurred on or after October 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 436 on 05/13/2019
Spread the world
Gettr Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Support Guidelines - Treatment of Alimony Payments [HB-741]
Establishing that, under the child support guidelines, if the alimony or maintenance actually paid by a payor is not deductible by the payor for federal income tax purposes, the amount of alimony or maintenance subtracted from the income of the payor under a certain provision of law is the amount of alimony or maintenance actually paid by the payor, multiplied by a certain factor; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Support Guidelines - Revision [HB-732]
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: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Third Reading Passed (135-2) on 03/18/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Support - Shared Physical Custody [HB-731]
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 for more than 25%, at least 92 overnights, but less than 30%, not more than 109 overnights, of the year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Third Reading Passed (136-0) on 03/18/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Support - Potential Income, Voluntary Impoverishment, and No Support Order [HB-726]
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 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; applying the Act only to cases filed on or after October 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing Canceled on 03/25/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Family Law - Parentage and Adoption [HB-519]
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: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 438 on 05/13/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan - Termination of Coverage for Retirees - Exemptions and Alterations [HB-490]
Authorizing certain retirees, spouses, and dependent children to elect coverage under the State prescription drug benefit plan; altering to January 1, 2020, the date by which the State is required to discontinue coverage under the State prescription drug benefit plan for certain Medicare-eligible retirees, spouses, and dependent children; exempting certain retirees, spouses, and dependent children from the requirement for the State to terminate coverage under the State prescription drug benefit plan for certain individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Child Support - Multifamily Adjustment and Deviation From Guidelines [HB-279]
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: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing Canceled on 02/08/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Department of Human Services - Child Support Services - Study and Report [HB-1245]
Requiring the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation and certain organizations, to review certain child support laws and policies, study certain child support best practices, and recommend certain statutory and policy changes; and requiring the Department of Human Services to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Support Guidelines - Actual Income of Parent's Spouse [HB-1222]
Establishing that "actual income" under the child support guidelines does not include the actual income of a parent's spouse for purposes of determining a parent's child support obligation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Establishment [HB-1170]
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: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retiree Benefits - Revisions [HB-1120]
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: Rep. Dana Stein
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (46-0) on 04/08/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Testamentary Instruments - Fraud and Undue Influence [HB-1061]
Establishing a presumption that provisions of a testamentary instrument transferring property to certain individuals are the product of fraud and undue influence under certain circumstances; establishing that a presumption of fraud and undue influence over a testamentary instrument may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence except under certain circumstances; providing that a beneficiary who challenges and fails to rebut the presumption established under the Act shall bear certain costs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retiree Benefits - Alterations [HB-1033]
Requiring the State to continue providing a certain State prescription drug benefit plan to certain retirees; authorizing certain retirees who participate in the State prescription drug benefit plan to elect to have their spouse or dependent child covered under the plan; authorizing certain surviving dependents to enroll in a certain State prescription drug benefit plan; authorizing the State to include a prescription drug benefit plan in certain health insurance benefit options for Medicare-eligible individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Cox
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Prescription Drug Benefit Plan Reimbursement [HB-1004]
Requiring the State to reimburse retirees from State employment, certain spouses, and certain dependent children for certain prescription drug costs under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2019
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Custody - Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time [SB-978]
Repealing references to the terms "child custody" and "visitation" and substituting the terms "legal decision making" and "parenting time" in specified instances; authorizing the court to consider how best to promote stability and long-term health and welfare for children; requiring the court, in determining the appropriate allocation of legal decision making or parenting time between the parties, to consider the ability of the parties to meet the child's developmental needs and create family parenting time schedules; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Custody and Visitation - Deployed Parents [SB-813]
Prohibiting a court in any child custody or visitation proceeding from considering, in and of itself, a parent's past deployment or possible future deployment in determining the best interest of a child except under specified circumstances; authorizing a party or witness who is subject to deployment to provide testimony and present evidence by electronic means or by telephone under specified circumstances; authorizing the court to grant caretaking or decision-making authority to a nonparent under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/14/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Lottery and Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Remittance of Intercepted Prizes [SB-78]
Repealing a requirement that the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency or a video lottery operation licensee wait 15 days before transferring the prize of a restitution obligor or a child support obligor to the Central Collection Unit or the Child Support Enforcement Administration, respectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 44 on 04/12/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Duties of Guardian of the Person and Visitation Between Adult Child and Parent [SB-70]
Expanding the duties of a guardian of a disabled person to include enforcing the right to receive visitors and specified communications; authorizing an adult child to file a petition to compel visitation with a parent; requiring the court to appoint an independent investigator to conduct an investigation and report to the court; requiring the court to determine whether the proposed visitee has specified decision-making capacity; requiring the court to grant or deny visitation under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/11/2016
Spread the world
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits [SB-542]
Establishing that specified public employees who are specified State officers may be subject to forfeiture of benefits from the State Retirement and Pension System; prohibiting the payment of benefits to a public employee who is found guilty of, pleads guilty to, or enters a plea of nolo contendere to a qualifying crime; prohibiting the forfeiture of benefits if the forfeiture negatively affects or invalidates the tax qualified status of any of several systems within the State Retirement and Pension System; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 220 on 04/26/2016