Domestic Partnerships and Civil Unions

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 13

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  HB 570

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Civil Unions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 668

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Ross, Hucker, Kaiser, and Mizeur

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax - Exemptions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 733

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 746

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Hixson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 848

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Schuler

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Partnerships

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1112

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Civil Unions - Establishment, Rights, and Responsibilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1174

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais and Doory

  Entitled

  Domestic Partnerships - Establishment and Rules of Interpretation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1345

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 169

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 523

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Robey, Forehand, Madaleno, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax - Exemptions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 566

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 590

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola and Kelley

  Entitled

  Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 597

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 599

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Middleton, Pinsky, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 689

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Partnerships

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings