Maryland House Bill 80 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 2 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-15 - Hearing canceled
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
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 certain provisions of the Act at least 6 months before the filing of the application for divorce.

Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

Del. Vanessa Atterbeary [D]

2020-03-02 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 109 N: 25 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-15	Senate	Hearing canceled
2020-03-09	Senate	Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-03-03	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2020-03-02	House	Third Reading Passed (109-25)
2020-02-27	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-02-27	House	Floor Amendment {173323/1 (Delegate Dumais) Adopted
2020-02-25	House	Motion Special Order until 2/26 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
2020-02-25	House	Favorable with Amendments {332014/1 Adopted
2020-02-24	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2020-01-10	House	Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-10	House	First Reading Judiciary

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/HB0080?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0080f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0080t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0000/hb0080_33201401.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0000/hb0080_17332301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0080_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0244.pdf