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2004 Regular Session bill information current as of November 17, 2004 - 2:58 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 728

File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1268/96 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 746

Sponsored By:
Delegates Burns, Boteler, Cane, Dwyer, Edwards, Frank, Impallaria, Kach, Kelly, McDonough, O'Donnell, Parker, and Trueschler

Entitled:
Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Jurisdictions - Invalidity

Synopsis:

Providing that a marriage between two individuals of the same sex that is validly entered into in another state or in a foreign country is not valid in this State; altering the definition of a "foreign marriage"; and declaring that marriages between individuals of the same sex are against the public policy of this State.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/5
First Reading Judiciary
2/11
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/8
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Rick K. Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
MARRIAGE
SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law
( 2-201 , 2-502 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered


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