MD HB649 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-17 - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-17 - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring a child placement agency to provide a background report concerning a child to a foster parent before the foster parent may consent to the placement of the child with the foster parent; and requiring the report to indicate whether the child has had any interaction with a law enforcement agency, including any arrests, been charged with or found guilty of a crime, been a member of or associated with a criminal gang, or been suspended or expelled from school.
Title
Family Law - Children in Foster Care - Background Information
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-17 | House | Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Hearing 2/20 at 11:00 a.m. |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-24 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
Subjects
Arrests
Ex-Offenders
Family Law
Foster Care
Gangs
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Private Schools
Public Schools
Records
Social Services
Ex-Offenders
Family Law
Foster Care
Gangs
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Private Schools
Public Schools
Records
Social Services
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Law | 5 | 525.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0649?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0649f.pdf |
