Text of MD HB 1279 (2010)

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. *hb1279* HOUSE BILL 1279 D4 0lr3248 By: Delegate Conaway Introduced and read first time: February 18, 2010 Assigned to: Judiciary A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning 1 Marriage – Valid Between Consenting Adults 2 FOR the purpose of providing that a marriage between consenting adults is valid in 3 the State; making this Act contingent on the passage and ratification of a 4 certain constitutional amendment; and generally relating to the validity of 5 marriages in the State. 6 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7 Article – Family Law 8 Section 2–201 9 Annotated Code of Maryland 10 (2006 Replacement Volume and 2009 Supplement) 11 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 12 MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 Article – Family Law 14 2–201. 15 Only a marriage between [a man and a woman] CONSENTING ADULTS is valid 16 in this State. 17 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is contingent on 18 the passage of Chapter ___ (S.B. ___/H.B. ___)(0lr3281) of the Acts of the General 19 Assembly of 2010, a constitutional amendment, and its ratification by the voters of the 20 State. 21 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the provisions 22 of Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall take effect on the proclamation of the Governor 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1279 that the constitutional amendment, having received a majority of the votes cast at the 1 general election, has been adopted by the people of Maryland. 2