Maryland House Bill 243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-04-12 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Altering certain grounds for a limited divorce and an absolute divorce; authorizing the court to decree a limited divorce on the ground of irreconcilable differences, if the marriage is irretrievably broken and there is no reasonable expectation of reconciliation; and authorizing the court to decree an absolute divorce on the ground of completion of a 6-month waiting period, if one of the parties has filed for a limited divorce under a certain section of the Act at least 6 months before the filing of the application for divorce.

Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

Del. Vanessa Atterbeary [D]

2021-02-12 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 112 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-12	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2021-04-12	Senate	Hearing 4/12 at 6:30 p.m.
2021-04-12	Senate	Hearing canceled
2021-04-12	Senate	Hearing 4/12 at 6:00 p.m.
2021-04-12	Senate	Hearing canceled
2021-04-12	Senate	Hearing 4/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-03-04	Senate	Hearing 3/17 at 12:30 p.m.
2021-02-16	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2021-02-12	House	Third Reading Passed (112-20)
2021-02-11	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-02-05	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2020-12-23	House	Hearing 1/14 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Judiciary
2020-10-09	House	Pre-filed

HB80 (Carry Over) 2020-03-15 - Hearing canceled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Family Law	7	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	7	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0243?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0243f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0243t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0243_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0243_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0077.pdf