2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:13 a.m.

	Marriage	Another Session
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HB 43	Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson
Entitled	International Marriage Brokers - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 130	Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Conaway and Vallario
Entitled	Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 351	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, McIntosh, Kaiser, Mizeur, Schuler, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 459	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 505
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Entitled	State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 631	Status as of January 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Ali, Guzzone, Montgomery, and F. Turner
Entitled	Family Law - Change Term "Marriage" to "Civil Marriage"
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1140	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 233
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Eckardt, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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

HB 1568	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Benson, Braveboy, Carter, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, McComas, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Robinson, Shewell, Stifler, Stocksdale, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walkup
Entitled	International Marriage Brokers - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

SB 168	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Mooney, Muse, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Family Law - Covenant Marriage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 280	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Marriage Ceremonies - Authorized Officials - Retired Clerks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 290	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Raskin, Forehand, Gladden, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled	Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 502	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
Entitled	State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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

SB 889	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 232
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 1010	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and Forehand
Entitled	International Marriage Brokers - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance