Maryland Senate Bill 765 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Passed on May 10 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-10 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 423
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Establishing that, in any custody or visitation proceeding, the disability of a party is relevant only to the extent that the court finds, based on evidence in the record, that the disability affects the best interest of the child; requiring in a specified custody or visitation proceeding, the party alleging that the disability of the other party affects the best interest of the child to bear a specified burden of proof; altering the definition of "disability" in specified provisions of law; etc.

CINA, Guardianship, Adoption, Custody, and Visitation - Disability of Parent, Guardian, Custodian, or Party

Sen. Jamin Raskin [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. William Ferguson [D]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]
Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Anthony Muse [D]	Sen. Victor Ramirez [D]
Sen. Justin Ready [R]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]	Sen. Robert Zirkin [D]

2016-04-04 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (135-0) (Y: 135 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2016-03-30 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (36-10) (Y: 36 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-10	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 423
2016-04-11	Senate	Returned Passed
2016-04-09	House	Third Reading Passed (135-0)
2016-04-09	House	Second Reading Passed
2016-04-09	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2016-04-09	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2016-04-07	House	Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-04-06	House	Rereferred to Judiciary
2016-04-05	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2016-04-05	Senate	Third Reading Passed (36-10)
2016-04-04	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2016-04-04	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {918972/1 Report Adopted
2016-04-04	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2016-03-08	Senate	Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-05	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0765?ys=2016rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/sb/sb0765f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/sb/sb0765t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/Chapters_noln/CH_423_sb0765t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/amds/bil_0005/sb0765_91897201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0005/sb0765.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/sb0765_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/sb0765_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0765,s-0971&stab=02&ys=2016RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0765,h-1296&stab=02&ys=2016RS