Maryland Senate Bill 165 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-03-05 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Making provisions of law authorizing access to birth and adoption records by specified adoptees and biological parents applicable to adoptions in which a juvenile court entered an order for adoption before January 1, 2000; repealing provisions of law limiting, under specified circumstances, access to specified information in birth and adoption records by adoptees and biological parents for adoptions in which a juvenile court entered an order for adoption on or after January 1, 2000, except under specified circumstances; etc.

Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services

Sen. Catherine Pugh [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. William Ferguson [D]	Sen. Jennie Forehand [D]
Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell [D]	Sen. Anthony Muse [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-05	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn
2013-02-12	Senate	Hearing cancelled
2013-03-06	Senate	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2013-02-07	Senate	Hearing cancelled
2013-02-12	Senate	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2013-01-17	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0165?ys=2013rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/sb/sb0165f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/fnotes/bil_0005/sb0165.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/sb0165_jpr.pdf