Marriage

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 26

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  HB 65

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 520

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Benson, Braveboy, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Ivey, Jameson, Kaiser, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Love, McComas, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Shewell, Stifler, Stocksdale, V. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  International Marriage Brokers - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 90

  Status as of February 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 283

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 530

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Dumais, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Carr, Dwyer, Eckardt, Feldman, Frush, Haddaway, Hecht, Hubbard, Hucker, Kullen, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Human Trafficking - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 808

  Status as of February 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, McIntosh, Kaiser, Mizeur, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 863

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 708

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Professional Counselors and Therapists Act - Corrections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1003

  Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway, Anderson, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1021

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller and Vallario

  Entitled

  Family Law - Prohibited Marriages - First Cousins

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1079

  Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Costa, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Jennings, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1176

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Marriage - Valid Between Consenting Adults

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1185

  Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marital Property - Military Pensions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1187

  Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Branch, Harrison, Krysiak, Love, McIntosh, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Marriage License Fee - Increase - The Carole Alexander Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1247

  Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists - Dual Licensure Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1279

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Marriage - Valid Between Consenting Adults

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1359

  Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frank

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marital Property - Military Pensions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1494

  Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Norman, Anderson, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Conaway, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Haddaway, Impallaria, James, Kach, McComas, Niemann, Riley, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Forms - Social Security Number

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1532

  Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader

  Entitled

  Recognition of Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages - Changes in Governmental Policies - Moratorium

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HS 1

  Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Eckardt, Frank, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Norman, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Articles of Impeachment of Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 25

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 202

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Frosh

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Property Held as Tenants by the Entireties - Transfer to Trust

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 129

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 519

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Forehand, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, King, Kramer, Middleton, Astle, Exum, Garagiola, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  International Marriage Brokers - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 261

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 529

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Raskin, Gladden, Brochin, Haines, Jacobs, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Human Trafficking - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 390

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 288

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Marriage License Fee - Increase - The Carole Alexander Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 582

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Raskin, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 850

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters and Astle

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marital Property - Military Pensions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 852

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Peters, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1097

  Status as of March 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Peters, DeGrange, Dyson, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1120

  Status as of March 18, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs and Stone

  Entitled

  Recognition of Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages - Changes in Governmental Policies - Moratorium

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings