Maryland Senate Bill 472 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 12 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing a court to decree an absolute divorce on the grounds of mutual consent if the parties do not have any minor children in common and the parties execute and submit to the court a written settlement agreement signed by both parties resolving specified issues; authorizing a court to merge or incorporate a specified settlement agreement into a specified divorce decree; authorizing a court to modify or enforce a specified settlement agreement consistent with specified provisions of law; etc.

Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Mutual Consent

Sen. Robert Zirkin [D]

2015-04-08 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (104-34) (Y: 104 N: 34 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-04-07 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (40-6) (Y: 40 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-03-20 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (39-7) (Y: 39 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-12	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353
2015-04-13	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2015-04-13	Senate	Third Reading Passed (40-6)
2015-04-13	Senate	Senate Concur - House Amendments
2015-04-13	House	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (104-34)
2015-04-13	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-04-13	House	Favorable with Amendments {322410/1 Report Adopted
2015-04-13	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2015-03-31	House	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-03-20	House	First Reading Judiciary
2015-03-20	Senate	Third Reading Passed (39-7)
2015-03-18	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {288478/1 Report Adopted
2015-03-17	Senate	Laid Over (Senator Simonaire) Adopted
2015-03-17	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {288478/1
2015-03-16	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2015-03-03	Senate	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-06	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0472?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/sb/sb0472f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/sb/sb0472t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/sb/sb0472e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/Chapters_noln/CH_353_sb0472e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0472_28847801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0002/sb0472_32241001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0002/sb0472.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/sb0472_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/sb0472_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0472,s-0469&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0472,s-1113&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0472,h-1113&stab=02&ys=2015RS