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Altering certain grounds for a limited divorce and an absolute divorce; authorizing the court to decree a limited divorce on the ground of irreconcilable differences, if the marriage is irretrievably broken and there is no reasonable expectation of reconciliation; and authorizing the court to decree an absolute divorce on the ground of completion of a 6-month waiting period, if one of the parties has filed for a limited divorce under certain provisions of the Act at least 6 months before the filing of the application for divorce.

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Introduced in a prior session as: HB0402 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

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Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2020 Legislative Date 1/10/2020 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Family Law - Grounds for Divorce Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2020 Legislative Date 1/10/2020 Action Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2020 Legislative Date 2/24/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/25/2020 Legislative Date 2/25/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {332014/1 Adopted Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/25/2020 Legislative Date 2/25/2020 Action Motion Special Order until 2/26 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2020 Legislative Date 2/27/2020 Action Floor Amendment {173323/1 (Delegate Dumais) Adopted Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2020 Legislative Date 2/27/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Family Law - Grounds for Divorce Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/02/2020 Legislative Date 3/02/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (109-25) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2020 Legislative Date 2/29/2020 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/10/2020	1/10/2020	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
House	1/10/2020	1/10/2020	Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/24/2020	2/24/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	2/25/2020	2/25/2020	Favorable with Amendments {332014/1 Adopted	35 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/25/2020	2/25/2020	Motion Special Order until 2/26 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted	35 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/27/2020	2/27/2020	Floor Amendment {173323/1 (Delegate Dumais) Adopted	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/27/2020	2/27/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	37 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Family Law - Grounds for Divorce
House	3/02/2020	3/02/2020	Third Reading Passed (109-25)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/03/2020	2/29/2020	Referred Judicial Proceedings	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/09/2020	3/09/2020	Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/15/2020	3/15/2020	Hearing canceled

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