SB247
No-fault divorce; gender-neutral terminology.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. No-fault divorce; gender-neutral terminology.
Replaces the terms "husband" and "wife" with gender-neutral terms in the no-fault divorce statute.-
Bill History
- 01/02/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100400D
- 01/02/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/2020 - Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 01/15/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2020 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/21/2020 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2020 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/14/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20108257D-H1
- 02/18/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/19/2020 - House: Read third time
- 02/19/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108257D-H1
- 02/19/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB247H1
- 02/19/2020 - House: Passed House with substitute (58-Y 42-N)
- 02/19/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Title replaced 20108257D-H1
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB247ER)
- 02/25/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 3, 2020
- 03/03/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020
- 03/10/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 270 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/10/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270)
