MD SB410 | 2023 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Foward to future SB201
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-01 - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 1 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-01 - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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 the offer to take a paternity test be made orally and in writing and before a birth certificate form is completed for the child; etc.
Title
Public Health - Childbirth - Paternity Test
Sponsors
| Sen. Ron Watson [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-01 | Senate | Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2023-02-01 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
Same As/Similar To
SB410 (Carry Over) 2023-02-01 - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health - General | 20 | 2301 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 20 | 2302 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 20 | 2303 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0410?ys=2023RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0410f.pdf |
