2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1637

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Family Law
Sponsored By:
Delegates O'Donnell, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled:
Constitutional Amendment - Valid Marriage

Synopsis:

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that establishes that the prohibition against the abridgement or denial of equality of rights under the law because of sex under the Maryland Constitution may not be construed to affect a provision of law that provides that only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid in the State; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
3/1
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/6
Re-referred Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISCRIMINATION
MARRIAGE
REFERENDUM
SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Bill affects the following Statute:

Declaration of Rights
( 46 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time
Amendments: None offered