2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:12 a.m.

	Domestic Partnerships and Civil Unions	Another Session
		Short Format

HB 570	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons and Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Civil Unions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 668	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Ross, Hucker, Kaiser, and Mizeur
Entitled	Inheritance Tax - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 733	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 746	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Hixson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 848	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Schuler
Entitled	Family Law - Domestic Partnerships
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1112	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Civil Unions - Establishment, Rights, and Responsibilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1174	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais and Doory
Entitled	Domestic Partnerships - Establishment and Rules of Interpretation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1345	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 169	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 523	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Forehand, Madaleno, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Inheritance Tax - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 566	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 590
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola and Kelley
Entitled	Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 597	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 599
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Middleton, Pinsky, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 689	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin and Madaleno
Entitled	Family Law - Domestic Partnerships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings