Maryland Senate Bill 2 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-9)
Status: Passed on February 13 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-02-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 3
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing a court, under certain circumstances, to terminate the parental rights of an individual convicted of or found to have committed an act of nonconsensual sexual conduct against the other parent that resulted in the conception of a child; specifying that a termination of parental rights terminates completely certain rights and the parent's responsibility to support the child, including payment of child support; requiring the court to refer an unrepresented parent to legal services or to appoint counsel; etc.

Family Law - Child Conceived Without Consent - Termination of Parental Rights (Rape Survivor Family Protection Act)

Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Thomas Miller [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Gail Bates [R]
Sen. James Brochin [D]	Sen. Bob Cassilly [R]	Sen. James DeGrange [D]	Sen. Adelaide Eckardt [R]
Sen. George Edwards [R]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]
Sen. Delores Kelley [D]	Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]	Sen. Richard Madaleno [D]
Sen. Roger Manno [D]	Sen. Jim Mathias [D]	Sen. Nathaniel McFadden [D]	Sen. Thomas Middleton [D]
Sen. Anthony Muse [D]	Sen. Wayne Norman [R]	Sen. Douglas Peters [D]	Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]
Sen. Victor Ramirez [D]	Sen. Justin Ready [R]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Andrew Serafini [R]
Sen. Bryan Simonaire [R]	Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]	Sen. Robert Zirkin [D]
Sen. Craig Zucker [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]

2018-02-09 - House - House Floor - Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Dumais) Adopted (132-0) (Y: 133 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2018-02-09 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (133-0) (Y: 134 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 46 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2018-01-26 - Senate - Senate Floor - Floor Amendment {923729/1 (Senator Bates) Rejected (21-26) (Y: 22 N: 27 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-13	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 3
2018-02-12	Senate	Returned Passed
2018-02-09	House	Third Reading Passed (133-0)
2018-02-09	House	Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Dumais) Adopted (132-0)
2018-02-09	House	Second Reading Passed
2018-02-09	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2018-02-09	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2018-01-31	House	First Reading Judiciary
2018-01-30	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2018-01-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2018-01-26	Senate	Floor Amendment {233522/1 (Senator Benson) Adopted
2018-01-26	Senate	Floor Amendment {953527/1 (Senator Feldman) Adopted
2018-01-26	Senate	Floor Amendment {923729/1 (Senator Bates) Rejected (21-26)
2018-01-26	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {488777/1 Report Adopted
2018-01-25	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2018-01-11	Senate	Hearing 1/11 at 1:15 p.m.
2018-01-10	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2017-08-15	Senate	Pre-filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0002?ys=2018rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0002f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0002t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/Chapters_noln/CH_3_sb0002t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0002_23352201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0002_48877701.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0002_92372901.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0002_95352701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/fnotes/bil_0002/sb0002.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/sb0002_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/Senate/0093.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/Senate/0108.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/sb0002_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/House/0059.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/House/0060.pdf