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Session

2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 116

File Code: Family Law Prior Year Introduction As: SB 582/10 - JPR

Sponsored By:: Senators Garagiola, Madaleno, Raskin, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Young, and Zirkin

Entitled:: Civil Marriage Protection Act

Altering a provision of law to establish that only a marriage between two individuals who are not otherwise prohibited from marrying is valid in the State; making specified changes in provisions of law prohibiting marriages within specified degrees of relationship; prohibiting an official of a religious institution or body authorized to solemnize marriages from being required to solemnize any marriage in violation of the constitutional right to free exercise of religion; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

Senate Action

1/21: First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/26: Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
2/21: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2/22: Favorable with Amendments; Laid Over (Senator Raskin) Adopted
2/23: Favorable with Amendments; Committee Amendment Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Muse) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Reilly) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Peters) Rejected (17-30); Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Withdrawn; Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Withdrawn; Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Rejected; Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Withdrawn; Floor Amendment (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (15-30); Floor Amendment (Senator Muse) Adopted (26-21); Floor Amendment (Senator Muse) Rejected (19-28); Floor Amendment (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (16-31); Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (25-22); Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/24: Motion limit debate (Senator Garagiola) Adopted (30-17); Third Reading Passed (25-21)

House Action

2/25: First Reading Judiciary; Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7: Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/8: Favorable Report Adopted; Floor Amendment (Delegate Donoghue); Laid Over (Delegate Donoghue) Adopted
3/9: Floor Amendment (Delegate Donoghue) Rejected (58-79); Floor Amendment (Delegate Afzali) Rejected (53-87); Floor Amendment (Delegate Serafini) Rejected (52-85); Floor Amendment (Delegate Braveboy); Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Delegate Braveboy) Rejected (63-72); Second Reading Passed
3/11: Floor Amendment (Delegate Olszewski) Rejected; Floor Amendment (Delegate Glenn) Rejected; Recommit to Committee Judiciary (Delegate Vallario)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Marriage

Nonprofit Organizations

Religion -see also- Churches

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law

( 2-201 , 2-202 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: Senate Number: 193828/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 11:51 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 323127/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 11:35 a.m. Status: Withdrawn Number: 418771/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 10:24 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 443628/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 11:19 a.m. Status: Withdrawn Number: 493323/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 11:24 a.m. Status: Withdrawn Number: 553221/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 10:35 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 553720/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 10:32 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 623025/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 11:38 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 633921/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 11:30 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 723121/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 11:58 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 723626/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 12:04 p.m. Status: Rejected Number: 903120/01 Offered on: February 23, 2011 at: 10:43 a.m. Status: Rejected House Number: 223923/01 Offered on: March 9, 2011 at: 11:26 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 363721/01 Offered on: March 11, 2011 at: 12:24 p.m. Status: Rejected Number: 463720/01 Offered on: March 11, 2011 at: 12:38 p.m. Status: Rejected Number: 483026/01 Offered on: March 9, 2011 at: 11:01 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 543121/01 Offered on: March 9, 2011 at: 10:48 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 873228/01 Offered on: March 9, 2011 at: 11:18 a.m. Status: Rejected
Committee Votes : Senate Judicial Proceedings House Judiciary
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown): Senate February 23, 2011: Floor Amendment (Peters) {903120/1 Rejected (17-30) February 23, 2011: Floor Amendment (Simonaire) {623025/1 Rejected (15-30) February 23, 2011: Floor Amendment (Muse) {193828/1 Adopted (26-21) February 23, 2011: Floor Amendment (Muse) {723121/1 Rejected (19-28) February 23, 2011: Floor Amendment (Simonaire) {723626/1 Rejected (16-31) February 23, 2011: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (25-22) February 24, 2011: Motion limit debate (Garagiola) Adopted (30-17) February 24, 2011: Third Reading Passed (25-21) House March 9, 2011: Floor Amendment (Donoghue) {543121/1 Rejected (58-79) March 9, 2011: Floor Amendment (Afzali) {483026/1 Rejected (53-87) March 9, 2011: Floor Amendment (Serafini) {873228/1 Rejected (52-85) March 9, 2011: Floor Amendment (Braveboy) Rejected (63-72)