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SB 17 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Same-sex marriages; civil unions. Repeals the statutory prohibitions on same-sex marriages and civil unions or other arrangements between persons of the same sex purporting to bestow the privileges and obligations of marriage. These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). This bill incorporates SB 39 and is identical to HB 1490.
FULL TEXT
- 11/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100591D pdf
- 01/15/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20105902D-S1 pdf
- 02/24/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB17ER) pdf
- 03/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195) pdf
HISTORY
- 11/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100591D
- 11/18/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 01/15/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/15/20 Senate: Incorporates SB39 (Edwards)
- 01/15/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20105902D-S1
- 01/17/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/20/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/20/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20105902D-S1
- 01/20/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB17S1
- 01/21/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 13-N)
- 01/21/20 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/20 Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 13-N)
- 02/12/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/20 House: Read first time
- 02/12/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/18/20 House: Read second time
- 02/19/20 House: Read third time
- 02/19/20 House: Passed House (62-Y 38-N)
- 02/19/20 House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 38-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB17ER)
- 02/24/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 28, 2020
- 02/28/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 6, 2020
- 03/06/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195)