Maryland Senate Bill 201

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-11 - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring, when a child is born at a health care facility, the attending physician to offer to the presumed father of the child the option to take a paternity test; requiring that the offer to take a paternity test be made orally and in writing and before a birth certificate form for the child is completed; allowing the presumed father the option to waive the right to take a paternity test or elect to take a paternity test at any time before completion of the child's birth certificate; etc.

Public Health - Childbirth - Paternity Test

Sen. Ron Watson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-11	Senate	Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-10	Senate	First Reading Finance
2023-09-27	Senate	Pre-filed

SB410 (Carry Over) 2023-02-01 - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	20	2401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	20	2402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	20	2403	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0201?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0201f.pdf