TEXT OF HB564 – Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation – Disease or Illness
Prohibiting a disease or an illness of a party that has not required hospitalization from being considered by a court as a factor for denying the party child custody or visitation in a custody or visitation proceeding.
why icm SUPPORTS HB564
- Parents have been challenged in court and have lost custody over vaccination status in recent months, despite overwhelming scientific evidence that children under 18 are at incredibly low statistical risk from Covid-19 infection or exposure.
- There is no scientific evidence demonstrating that separation of parents and children based on vaccination status of the parent confers any individual or community-wide benefit in any way; conversely, there is tremendous potential for harm to families and especially children. Parents need immediate protection from juducial and governmental overreach based on vaccination status.
- Decisions about any vaccinations, and particularly experimental mRNA vaccines, must be private between citizens and their healthcare providers. Precedent is currently being set for family court officials to violate the rights and privacy of parents in custody disputes. Parents in Maryland deserve legal protection from this governmental overreach.
Who to contact about HB564
URGENT: We’re asking all members to contact the following bill sponsors, and to call and email members of the Judiciary Committee, to let them know, in your own words, why you support this bill!
There will be a hearing for HB564 before the Judiciary Committee on Thursday, 2/17/22 at 1:00 PM.
Please contact bill sponsors Delegate Cox, Delegate Arikan, Delegate Boteler, Delegate Hornberger, Delegate McComas, Delegate McKay, Delegate Parrott, and Delegate Wivell to express your support.
410-841-3288 | 301-858-3288
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3288
e-mail: dan.cox@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of his – in District 4 – let him know!
410-841-3334 | 301-858-3334
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3334
e-mail: lauren.arikan@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of hers – in District 7 – let her know!
410-841-3365 | 301-858-3365
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3365
e-mail: joseph.boteler@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of his – in District 8 – let him know!
410-841-3284 | 301-858-3284
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3284
If you’re a constituent of his – in District 35A – let him know!
410-841-3272 | 301-858-3272
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3272
e-mail: susan.mccomas@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of hers – in District 34B – let her know!
410-841-3321 | 301-858-3321
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3321
e-mail: Mike.McKay@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of his – in District 1C – let him know!
410-841-3636 | 301-858-3636
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3636
e-mail: neil.parrott@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of his – in District 2A – let him know!
410-841-3447 | 301-858-3447
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3447
If you’re a constituent of his – in District 2A – let him know!
Please copy and paste the following email addresses of the Judiciary Committee members into the BCC section of your email in support of HB564:
luke.clippinger@house.state.md.us, David.Moon@house.state.md.us, curt.anderson@house.state.md.us, sandy.bartlett@house.state.md.us, jon.cardin@house.state.md.us, frank.conaway@house.state.md.us, charlotte.crutchfield@house.state.md.us, debra.davis@house.state.md.us, wanika.fisher@house.state.md.us, Robin.Grammer@house.state.md.us, fayemartin.howell@house.state.md.us, rachel.jones@house.state.md.us, lesley.lopez@house.state.md.us, susan.mccomas@house.state.md.us, rachel.munoz@house.state.md.us, emily.shetty@house.state.md.us, Haven.Shoemaker@house.state.md.us, brenda.thiam@house.state.md.us, karen.toles@house.state.md.us, nicole.williams@house.state.md.us
Please call the offices of the Judiciary Committee members in support of HB564:
Phone 410-841-3303 | 301-858-3303
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3303
Phone 410-841-3474 | 301-858-3474
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3474
Phone 410-841-3291 | 301-858-3291
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3291
Phone 410-841-3370 | 301-858-3370
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3370
Phone 410-841-3054 | 301-858-3054
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3054
Phone 410-841-3189 | 301-858-3189
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3189
Phone 410-841-3485 | 301-858-3485
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3485
Phone 410-841-3337 | 301-858-3337
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3337
Phone 410-841-3340 | 301-858-3340
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3340
Phone 410-841-3298 | 301-858-3298
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3298
Phone 410-841-3692 | 301-858-3692
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3692
Phone 410-841-3103 | 301-858-3103
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3103
Phone 410-841-3021 | 301-858-3021
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3021
Phone 410-841-3272 | 301-858-3272
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3272
Phone 410-841-3510 | 301-858-3501
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3510
Phone 410-841-3181 | 301-858-3181
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3181
Phone 410-841-3359 | 410-841-3359
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3359
Phone 410-841-3125 | 301-858-3125
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3125
Phone 301-858-3524 | 410-841-3524
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3524
Phone 410-841-3058 | 301-858-3058
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3058
Please note: Rules for submitting written and oral testimony have changed this year due to Covid-19 restrictions, and can be viewed here. We’re asking members for phone calls, emails, and written testimony only at this time.
Please spread the word! Let’s flood the offices of the HB564 sponsors and the Judiciary committee members with polite, respectful, forceful emails and phone calls. They need to hear our voices!
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