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BILL INFO-2002 Regular Session-HB 185.

Synopsis: Expanding adoption search, contact, and reunion services within the Social Services Administration to include services to search for, contact, and facilitate reunions with siblings of adopted individuals, relatives of biological parents, and members of the adoptive family under specified circumstances; authorizing a confidential intermediary to attempt to contact a sibling of an adopted individual, a relative of a biological parent, or a member of the adoptive family under specified circumstances; etc.

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Please get prepared to write letters and send emails to your state delegates and senators. Hopefully, more of our members will be able to testify in the hearings this year. I'll keep you up to date on what is happening with this bill and any others that may be introduced that will be of particular interest to those working for adoption reform in Maryland.

For those of you who don't have these sites bookmarked:
To locate your representatives: Who Are Your Elected Officials?
To contact your representative: Contact a Legislator
Maryland General Assembly Home Page.

Remember: When you write to your representative, please include your name and full address. If you can send individual letters, that will be great. Email letters are good, too. Get as many of your family members, friends, neighbors, etc., to write too. You do NOT have to be a registered voter in Maryland to have an opinion. Always be respectful. With regard to HB 185, we will be asking that the members of the House Judiciary Committee vote favorably on this bill. It is always helpful to give your reasons for supporting the proposed legislation.

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