Maryland Senate Bill 173 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-28 - Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Extending the jurisdiction of the equity court to include a petition for emancipation of a minor and authorization to marry; altering the conditions under which an individual who is 17 years old is authorized to marry; prohibiting an individual under the age of 17 years from marrying; requiring an applicant for a marriage license to provide a certain document to a clerk of the court; requiring a clerk of the court to review a certain order before issuing a marriage license under certain circumstances; etc.

Family Law - Emancipation of a Minor and Authorization to Marry

Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]

Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-28	Senate	Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-01-13	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2020-10-30	Senate	Pre-filed

SB173 (Carry Over) 2020-12-28 - Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.
HB242 (Crossfiled) 2021-03-19 - Referred Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Family Law	1	201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	2	301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	2	402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	2	405	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	5-2A	01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	5-2A	2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	5-2A	3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	5-2A	4	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Family Law	5-2A	5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0173?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0173f.pdf