Maryland House Bill 43 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-07 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expanding the duties of a guardian of a disabled person to include enforcing the right to receive visitors and specified communications; authorizing an adult child to file a petition to compel visitation with a parent; requiring the court to appoint an independent investigator to conduct an investigation and report to the court; requiring the court to determine whether the proposed visitee has specified decision-making capacity; requiring the court to grant or deny visitation under specified circumstances; etc.

Duties of Guardian of the Person and Visitation Between Adult Child and Parent

Del. Sid Saab [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-07	House	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
2016-01-28	House	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-01-13	House	First Reading Judiciary
2015-08-06	House	Pre-filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0043?ys=2016rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb0043f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0003/hb0043.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/hb0043_jud.pdf