MD HB656 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 1 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-04-05 - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring a victims of domestic violence program to be certified by the federally recognized State domestic violence coalition as a comprehensive domestic violence program; establishing the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; and allowing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund.

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Title

Family Law - Victims of Domestic Violence Program - Certification and Grant Fund

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-04-01 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-05SenateRereferred to Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
2024-04-02SenateReferred Rules
2024-04-01HouseThird Reading Passed (140-0)
2024-03-29HouseSecond Reading Passed
2024-03-29HouseFavorable Adopted
2024-03-29HouseFavorable Report by Judiciary
2024-01-31HouseHearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-31HouseHearing canceled
2024-01-25HouseHearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-25HouseFirst Reading Judiciary

Same As/Similar To

SB439 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 767

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Family Law4515(n/a)See Bill Text
Family Law4516(n/a)See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement6226(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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