MD HB95 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on February 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-02-27 - Referred Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-02-27 - Referred Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring both parties to be married, rather than one party, to appear before the clerk of a circuit court to apply for a marriage license; and authorizing the clerk of a circuit court to accept an affidavit rather than an application from both parties to be married if a party to be married is unable to appear before a clerk in the county where the marriage is to take place due to military service, incarceration, hospitalization, or another demonstrated good cause.
Title
Family Law - Marriage License Applications - Appearance and Affidavits
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-02-26 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 136 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading Passed (136-0) |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Favorable with Amendments {323420/1 Adopted |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2026-01-16 | House | Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. |
| 2026-01-14 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
| 2025-10-22 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
SB355 (Crossfiled) 2026-01-28 - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Applicants and Applications
Circuit Courts
Clerks of Court
Family Law
Forms
Licenses
Marriage
Records
Residency
Time
Vital Records
Circuit Courts
Clerks of Court
Family Law
Forms
Licenses
Marriage
Records
Residency
Time
Vital Records
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Law | 2 | 402 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
