Support Of Dependents
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Study of Intercepting Horse Racing Winnings for Child Support and Restitution [SB-372]
Requiring the Department of Information Technology to analyze the logistics of intercepting horse racing winnings to pay for child support or restitution arears, study the use of specified intercept methods by the State for child support enforcement and restitution collection, and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 194 on 04/26/2016
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Family Law - Divorce on Grounds of Mutual Consent - Parties With Minor Children [SB-358]
Authorizing a court to decree an absolute divorce on the grounds of mutual consent if the parties have minor children, under specified circumstances; requiring a specified settlement agreement to provide for the care, custody, access, and support of minor or dependent children; requiring specified parties to attach a completed child support guidelines worksheet to a specified settlement agreement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Carroll County - State's Attorney's Office and Child Support Enforcement Administration - Transfer of Personnel [SB-195]
Transferring the Child Support Unit of the Office of the State's Attorney for Carroll County to the Child Support Enforcement Administration of the Department of Human Resources; requiring that the employees be transferred in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring that specified transferred employees be given credit with the State for years of county employment for purposes of determining specified retirement eligibility and also be subject to specified benefit selections in the Employees' Pension System; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 53 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education [SB-1100]
Providing that an individual who has attained the age of 18 years and is enrolled for at least 12 hours of credit in an institution of postsecondary education has the right to receive support and maintenance from both of the individual's parents until the individual dies, marries, is emancipated, graduates from or is no longer enrolled for at least 12 hours of credit in an institution of postsecondary education, or attains the age of 22 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/24/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Justice Reinvestment Act [SB-1005]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to conduct a risk and needs assessment on inmates as soon as feasible after sentencing and develop a case plan to guide an inmate's rehabilitation while in custody; altering the manner in which specified diminution credits may be earned; authorizing expungement for convictions for specified misdemeanors after 10 years, or 15 years under specified conditions; establishing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board and the Local Government Justice Reinvestment Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 515 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Support Guidelines - Publication of Periodic Review [HB-962]
Requiring the Child Support Enforcement Administration to publish its periodic findings and recommendations related to the child support guidelines on the Administration's Web site.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Support - Health Insurance - Definition [HB-850]
Defining the term "health insurance" to include medical insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance for purposes of calculating a child support obligation under the child support guidelines.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Home Act of 2016 [HB-759]
Stating it is the intent of the General Assembly to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in neighborhoods other than the neighborhoods in which those individuals are currently and disproportionately residing; expanding the housing policy of the State regarding the provision of fair housing to include providing for fair housing regardless of source of income; prohibiting specified discriminatory acts based on a person's source of income; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Support Guidelines - Revision [HB-731]
Revising the schedule of basic child support guidelines used to calculate the amount of a child support award under the child support guidelines by extending the schedule to combined monthly adjusted gross incomes below $1,250.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Study of Intercepting Horse Racing Winnings for Child Support and Restitution [HB-707]
Requiring the Department of Information Technology to analyze the logistics of intercepting horse racing winnings to pay for child support or restitution arears, study the use of specified intercept methods by the State for child support enforcement and restitution collection, and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Department to report its finding and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 195 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education [HB-677]
Providing that an individual who has attained the age of 18 years and is enrolled for at least 12 hours of credit in an institution of postsecondary education has the right to receive support and maintenance from both of the individual's parents until the individual dies, marries, is emancipated, graduates from or is no longer enrolled for at least 12 hours of credit in an institution of postsecondary education, or attains the age of 22 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Duties of Guardian of the Person and Visitation Between Adult Child and Parent [HB-43]
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: Rep. Sid Saab
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/07/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Support - Extraordinary Medical Expenses [HB-271]
Altering the definition of "extraordinary medical expenses" under the child support guidelines.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Support - Custody and Visitation [HB-259]
Requiring the court, in any case in which the court determines child support, if there is no court order awarding custody and visitation of the child, to advise the parties of the resources available to assist them in establishing custody and visitation; and requiring the Child Support Enforcement Administration, when it has established a child support obligation and there is no court order awarding custody and visitation of the child, to advise the parties of the resources available to assist them in establishing custody and visitation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Carroll County - State's Attorney's Office and Child Support Enforcement Administration - Transfer of Personnel [HB-194]
Transferring the Child Support Unit of the Office of the State's Attorney for Carroll County to the Child Support Enforcement Administration of the Department of Human Resources; requiring that the employees be transferred in accordance with provisions of law; requiring that specified transferred employees be given credit with the State for years of county employment for purposes of determining specified retirement eligibility and also be subject to specified benefit selections in the Employees' Pension System; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment [HB-191]
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
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Support Enforcement - Noncustodial Parent Employment Assistance Pilot Program [HB-1502]
Requiring the Child Support Enforcement Administration, in cooperation with specified entities, to develop and implement a Noncustodial Parent Employment Assistance Pilot Program in Baltimore City; requiring the Program components to include each eligible noncustodial parent making a choice to participate in the Program, the provision of employment assistance services in accordance with court-issued consent orders, intensive case management, and strict enforcement procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 312 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Custody and Visitation - Deployed Parents [HB-1379]
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. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Justice Reinvestment Act [HB-1312]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to conduct a specified risk and needs assessment on specified inmates and include the results in a specified case record; altering the manner in which specified diminution credits may be earned; requiring the Division to impose specified graduated sanctions; establishing the Addiction Treatment Divestiture Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board and the Local Government Justice Reinvestment Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Custody - Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time [HB-1232]
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 schedule; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2016