Maryland House Bill 242

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-15 - Hearing 1/28 at 1:30 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Hearing: Jan 28 @ 1:30 pm House Judiciary Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Extending the jurisdiction of the equity court to include a petition for emancipation of a minor and authorization to marry; altering the conditions under which an individual who is 17 years old is authorized to marry; prohibiting an individual under the age of 17 years from marrying; requiring an applicant for a marriage license to provide a certain document to a clerk of the court; requiring a clerk of the court to review a certain order before issuing a marriage license under certain circumstances; etc.

Family Law - Emancipation of a Minor and Authorization to Marry

Del. Vanessa Atterbeary [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-15	House	Hearing 1/28 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Judiciary
2020-10-09	House	Pre-filed

SB173 (Crossfiled) 2020-12-28 - Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.

Type	Source
Summary	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0242?ys=2021RS
Text	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0242f.pdf