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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 944: Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 944 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights. Primary sponsor: Karen Toles (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2025): Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karen TolesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. Hearing canceled
  3. Hearing 2/20 at 11:00 a.m.
  4. Hearing canceled
  5. Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
  6. First Reading Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source