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HB 412 Marriage-related criminal laws; gender-neutral terms, adultery repeal, penalty.

Introduced by: Marcus B. Simon | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Marriage-related criminal laws; gender-neutral terms; adultery repeal; penalty. Amends various criminal and criminal procedure laws to make them applicable to both same-sex and opposite married couples to comport with the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). The bill also repeals the crime of adultery.


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