SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 10

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  HB 353

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Carter, Franchot, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Basic Human Rights Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 692

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 571

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Lee, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Busch, D. Davis, Dumais, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Proctor, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Hate Crimes Penalties Act - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 693

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1021

  Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Medical Decision Making Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1220

  Status as of February 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Burns, Cadden, Cluster, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Valid Marriages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1298

  Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Cardin, Dumais, Hixson, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Ross

  Entitled

  Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  SB 578

  Status as of April 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Giannetti, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Kelley, Lawlah, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Hate Crimes Penalties Act - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 796

  Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Grosfeld, Kelley, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Medical Decision Making Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 841

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Basic Human Rights Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SJ 11

  Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Definition of Marriage - Ceremony Between One Man and One Woman

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules