Income Tax – Addition and Subtraction Modifications – Alimony or Separate Maintenance Payments [HB-1710]
Requiring that a resident add certain amounts of alimony or separate maintenance payments received during the taxable year to federal adjusted gross income for purposes of determining Maryland adjusted gross income; allowing a resident to subtract certain amounts of alimony or separate maintenance payments made during the taxable year from federal adjusted gross income for purposes of determining Maryland adjusted gross income; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018; etc.
HB-1710: Income Tax – Addition and Subtraction Modifications – Alimony or Separate Maintenance Payments
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/16/2018
Fair Housing Opportunities Act of 2019 [SB-812]
Expanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of source of income; stating the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in certain neighborhoods; prohibiting a person from refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of source of income; establishing qualifications and limitations on the prohibition against discrimination in housing based on source of income; etc.
SB-812: Fair Housing Opportunities Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/04/2019
Child Support Guidelines - Treatment of Alimony Payments [HB-741]
Establishing that, under the child support guidelines, if the alimony or maintenance actually paid by a payor is not deductible by the payor for federal income tax purposes, the amount of alimony or maintenance subtracted from the income of the payor under a certain provision of law is the amount of alimony or maintenance actually paid by the payor, multiplied by a certain factor; etc.
HB-741: Child Support Guidelines - Treatment of Alimony Payments
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2019
Fair Housing Opportunities Act of 2019 [HB-451]
Expanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of source of income; stating the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in certain neighborhoods; prohibiting a person from refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of source of income; establishing qualifications and limitations on the prohibition against discrimination in housing based on source of income; etc.
HB-451: Fair Housing Opportunities Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/25/2019
Home Act of 2016 [HB-759]
Stating it is the intent of the General Assembly to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in neighborhoods other than the neighborhoods in which those individuals are currently and disproportionately residing; expanding the housing policy of the State regarding the provision of fair housing to include providing for fair housing regardless of source of income; prohibiting specified discriminatory acts based on a person's source of income; etc.
HB-759: Home Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2016
Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment [HB-191]
Altering the definition of "adjusted actual income" under the State child support guidelines; providing for the calculation of a specified allowance required to be deducted from adjusted actual income under the child support guidelines; requiring that the amount of a specified allowance be subtracted from a parent's actual income before the court determines the amount of a child support award; etc.
HB-191: Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2016
Family Law - Automatic Injunction [HB-1120]
Requiring an automatic order to be issued and entered on the filing of specified pleadings in specified family law actions; establishing that an automatic order shall be binding on the parties on the occurrence of specified events; establishing that an automatic order shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action, unless terminated, modified, or amended by further order of court or on agreement of the parties; specifying the contents of an automatic order; etc.
HB-1120: Family Law - Automatic Injunction
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/18/2016
Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Mutual Consent [SB-472]
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.
SB-472: Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Mutual Consent
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 353 on 05/12/2015
Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment [HB-163]
Altering the definition of "adjusted actual income" under the State child support guidelines; providing for the calculation of a specified allowance required to be deducted from adjusted actual income under the child support guidelines; requiring that the amount of a specified allowance be subtracted from a parent's actual income before the court determines the amount of a child support award; etc.
HB-163: Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2015
Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Settlement Agreement [SB-363]
Authorizing a court to grant an absolute divorce on the ground of the execution of a settlement agreement that resolves issues relating to alimony and property rights care, custody and support of minor or dependent children, and all other relief authorized under the Code arising from marriage.
SB-363: Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Settlement Agreement
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/01/2014
Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment [HB-849]
Altering the definition of "adjusted actual income" under the State child support guidelines; providing for the calculation of a specified allowance required to be deducted from adjusted actual income under the child support guidelines; requiring that the amount of a specified allowance be subtracted from a parent's actual income before the court determines the amount of a child support award; etc.
HB-849: Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/18/2013
You have voted SB-1260: Relating to the enforcement of spousal maintenance agreements and property distribution agreements incident to divorce or annulment..
You have voted HB-389: Relating to the enforcement of spousal maintenance agreements and property distribution agreements incident to divorce or annulment..
Family Law - Termination of Alimony - Cohabitation of Recipient [HB-1441]
Establishing that alimony terminates on the cohabitation of an alimony recipient and a specified other individual under specified circumstances; establishing that cohabitation is presumed under specified circumstances; and requiring that, on the marriage or cohabitation of the recipient, the recipient notify the party who is required to pay alimony.
HB-1441: Family Law - Termination of Alimony - Cohabitation of Recipient
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/23/2012