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HB 4037: Marriage/Issuance of Marriage Licenses to Persons of the Same Sex

GENERAL BILL by Williams ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cruz ; Murphy

Marriage/Issuance of Marriage Licenses to Persons of the Same Sex; Deletes requirement that marriage license only be issued to one male & one female; deletes provision specifying that term "marriage" in statute or rule means only legal union between one man & one woman as husband & wife & that term "spouse" applies only to member of such union.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/6/2015 House • Filed
    2/18/2015 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 116
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 116
    4/28/2015 House • Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee

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  • HB 4037, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2015 at 3:33 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1428 Marriage Soto Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    741.04 Marriage license issued. Page 1 (pdf)
    741.212 Marriages between persons of the same sex. Page 2 (pdf)

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