Maryland Senate Bill 24 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on April 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 78
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing a local department of social services to place a child for a certain initial placement with a kinship caregiver as an alternative to foster care under certain circumstances; authorizing a local department to place a child with a kinship caregiver if a kinship caregiver is located subsequent to the placement of the child in a foster care setting; specifying that a kinship caregiver may not be under 21 years of age; authorizing a local department to approve an individual as a kinship caregiver under certain circumstances; etc.

Family Law - Kinship Caregivers

Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee

2019-03-19 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (137-0) (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-18	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 78
2019-03-28	Senate	Returned Passed
2019-03-27	House	Third Reading Passed (137-0)
2019-03-26	House	Second Reading Passed
2019-03-26	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-03-25	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2019-03-20	House	Hearing 3/21 at 2:00 p.m.
2019-03-20	House	Hearing canceled
2019-03-11	House	Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-01	House	First Reading Judiciary
2019-01-31	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2019-01-29	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2019-01-29	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-01-25	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2019-01-09	Senate	Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-01-09	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2018-10-29	Senate	Pre-filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0024?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0024f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0024t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_78_sb0024t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0004/sb0024.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0024_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0024_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0957.pdf