Maryland House Bill 170 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-17 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing the Family Law Services for Sustained Safety Fund to increase legal services in family law cases for victims in order to help ensure safety and long-term stability after victimization; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to administer the Fund; requiring each grantee from the Fund to receive training on the effects of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and elder abuse; prohibiting a grantee from requesting an individual to waive certain rights in order to receive services; etc.

Criminal Procedure - Family Law Services for Sustained Safety Fund

Del. Brooke Lierman [D]	Del. Regina Boyce [D]	Del. Kathleen Dumais [D]	Del. Eric Ebersole [D]
Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-17	House	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn
2020-02-13	House	Hearing canceled
2020-02-04	House	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-20	House	Hearing canceled
2020-01-20	House	Reassigned to Judiciary
2020-01-16	House	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-15	House	First Reading Appropriations

SB581 (Crossfiled) 2020-02-12 - Hearing canceled (Judicial Proceedings)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	11	923.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0170?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0170f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0170_jud.pdf