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Legislation |
Description |
Conference Position |
2008 Outcome |
SB 169/HB 1345, Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
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A constitutional amendment to protect marriage as the union of one man and one woman. SB 169/ HB 1345 would prevent additional constitutional challenges to the state’s marriage law, and would need approval by voters in a statewide referendum. |
SUPPORT
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Died in committee. |
SB 290/ HB 351, Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act (Text) |
Grants same-sex couples the right to marry. The title of the bill is misleading. SB 290/HB 351 would not protect civil marriage; it attempts to redefine it |
OPPOSE
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Died in committee. |
These bills authorize same-sex couples (or in some cases, any two individuals) to enter into civil unions or domestic partnerships in Maryland and grant those relationships legal status that is equivalent to marriage.
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OPPOSE |
Died in committee. |
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SB 689/HB 848 (Text) |
Abolishes all civil marriage in Maryland and creates domestic partnerships for all couples, whether heterosexual or homosexual. |
OPPOSE
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Died in committee. |
SB 523/HB 668 (inheritance tax),
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All of these bills create a new definition of domestic partnerships in law, and give equal status to domestic partners as married couples regarding specific benefits. |
OPPOSE
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SB 566 (medical decision making) and SB 597 (recordation and transfer tax) passed the House and Senate and would become law if signed by the governor. |