HOUSE BILL 175

Sponsored By:

Delegates Barve, Barnes, Mitchell, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Barkley, Bobo, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, Clagett, Clippinger, Conaway, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker

Entitled:

Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act

Synopsis:

Establishing that a marriage between two individuals who are not otherwise prohibited from marrying is valid in the State; prohibiting an official of a religious institution or body authorized to solemnize marriages from being required to solemnize any marriage in violation of the constitutional right to free exercise of religion; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/27

First Reading Judiciary

2/15

Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

3/25

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Tiffany T. Alston, District 24

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Sam Arora, District 19

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A

Delegate Luke Clippinger, District 46

Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40

Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate C. William Frick, District 16

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22

Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20

Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Ariana B. Kelly, District 16

Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19

Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Aruna Miller, District 15

Delegate Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., District 44

Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20

Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39

Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40

Delegate Shane Robinson, District 39

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17

Delegate Dana Stein, District 11

Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44

Delegate Michael G. Summers, District 47

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Delegate Mary L. Washington, District 43

Delegate Craig J. Zucker, District 14

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Family Law -see also- Adoption; Annulment; Divorce; etc

Marriage

Religion -see also- Churches

Bill affects the following Statute:

Family Law

( 2-201 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Judiciary