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2007 House Bill 5513: Make divorce law language gender neutral
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- Introduced by Rep. Pam Byrnes (D) on December 4, 2007, to revise the language in the divorce law establishing the procedure for a divorced woman to revert to her birth name, so that the language is gender neutral.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on December 4, 2007.
- Reported in the House on January 16, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on December 4, 2007.
- Passed 102 to 2 in the House on January 22, 2008.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on January 23, 2008.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 23, 2008.
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1) Pass this bill by Anonymous Citizen on June 20, 2008Nothing to think about.
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You Say...changing of woman's name when they get married to take the husband's last name itself is discrimination.
I Say...letting the woman take all of the husbands stuff at divorce time more than makes up for the little feminazi having to change her name. Now get back in the kitchen...
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Women already have the right to keep their maiden name if they wish.
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