Maryland Senate Bill 949 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-06 - Hearing 3/04 at 12:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Extending the jurisdiction of the equity court to include a petition for authorization for a minor 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 – Authorization for a Minor to Marry

Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Melony Griffith [D]
Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]
Sen. Cory McCray [D]	Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]
Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-06	Senate	Hearing 3/04 at 12:00 p.m.
2020-02-03	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB1231 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-13 - Referred Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Family Law	1	201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	2	301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	2	402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	2	405	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	5-2A	01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	5-2A	2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	5-2A	3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	5-2A	4	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	5-2A	5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
General Provisions	1	401	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0949?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0949f.pdf