CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1220/05 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 262
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Dwyer, Bates, Cadden, Cluster, Donoghue, Edwards,
Elliott, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs,
Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell,
Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler,
Weir, Weldon, and Wood
- Entitled:
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Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Adding a new section to the Maryland Constitution to establish that
only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid in the State;
establishing that specified unions or relationships between
individuals of the same sex are not valid in the State and are against
the public policy of the State; and submitting the amendment to the
qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or
rejection.
House Action
- 9/20
- Pre-filed
- 1/11
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/19
- Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 1/24
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 1/31 at 1:30 p.m.
- 2/3
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- MARRIAGE
- REFERENDUM
- SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - XV Miscellaneous
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- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered