File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Dumais
- Entitled:
-
Family Law - Civil Unions - Establishment, Rights, and Responsibilities
Altering the crime of bigamy to include prohibiting a person in a
lawful marriage or civil union from entering into a civil union or
marriage with another; authorizing specified parties to enter into
civil unions; establishing procedures for licensing and performing
civil union ceremonies; establishing that State and local laws that
apply to spouses apply to parties who enter into civil unions in
accordance with the Act; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/8
- Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Child Custody
- Circuit Courts
- Clerks of Court
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- Divorce -see also- Annulment
- Domestic Partnerships and Civil Unions
- Family Law -see also- Adoption; Annulment; Divorce; etc
- Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
- Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
- Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
- Local Government Mandates
- Marriage
- Penalties
- Privacy
- Public Information
- Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
- Social Security
- Support of Dependents -see also- Alimony
- Vital Records
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law
- (
10-502
)
- Family Law
- (
2.5-101 ,
2.5-201 ,
2.5-202 ,
2.5-301 ,
2.5-302 ,
2.5-303 ,
2.5-304 ,
2.5-305 ,
2.5-306 ,
2.5-307 ,
2.5-308 ,
2.5-309 ,
2.5-310 ,
2.5-311 ,
2.5-401 ,
2.5-402 ,
2.5-403 ,
2.5-501 ,
2.5-502 ,
2.5-503 ,
2.5-504 ,
2.5-505
)
- Health - General
- (
4-201 ,
4-201 ,
4-206 ,
4-217 ,
4-226
)
- State Government
- (
10-617
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
