establishing a committee to study the issue of unmarried cohabitants, domestic partnerships, and common law marriage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 14, 2021
Last action Apr 21, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Apr 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
lower
Apr 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 15 P. 12
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Introduced
Introduced 03/17/2022 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/03/2022; SJ 2
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/03/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 5
upper
Dec 14, 2021
Introduced
To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Cindy Rosenwald
DDemocratic
Co
David Watters
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Maggiore
DDemocratic
Co
Kate Murray
DDemocratic
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