HB 137 — Maryland
Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications
Establishing qualifications for an individual to be appointed by a court as a custody evaluator; and authorizing a court to waive certain requirements for a court employee or an individual under contract with the court under certain circumstances.
Latest action: Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m. · Jan 16, 2026
Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.
Committees: Judiciary (House of Delegates)
Cross-filed with SB 222 — the companion bill in the other chamber, as the legislature links it. Each bill keeps its own votes and status; they are never combined here.
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Timeline
Pre-filed
Sep 23, 2025 · House of Delegates
First Reading Judiciary
Jan 14, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.
Jan 16, 2026 · House of Delegates
Sponsored by Aaron Kaufman, Lauren Arikan, Linda Foley, Kym Taylor
No recorded floor votes yet.
How we know this
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