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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HJ 582 Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to marry, removes same-sex marriage prohibition.
Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of persons and requires the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions and agents to issue marriage licenses, recognize marriages, and treat all marriages equally under the law, regardless of the sex or gender of the parties to the marriage. Religious organizations and clergy acting in their religious capacity have the right to refuse to perform any marriage. This resolution incorporates HJ 539 and HJ 557.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/21 House: Presented and ordered printed 21102567D pdf
- 02/03/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21104282D-H1 pdf
- 03/09/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ582ER) pdf
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0517) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/21 House: Presented and ordered printed 21102567D
- 01/13/21 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/20/21 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
- 02/01/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/21 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/03/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21104282D-H1
- 02/03/21 House: Incorporates HJ539 (Levine)
- 02/03/21 House: Incorporates HJ557 (Lopez)
- 02/04/21 House: Taken up
- 02/04/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21104282D-H1
- 02/04/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ582H1
- 02/04/21 House: Agreed to by House (60-Y 33-N)
- 02/04/21 House: VOTE: Agree To (60-Y 33-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/05/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/21 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 02/18/21 Senate: Read second time
- 02/19/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/21 Senate: Agreed to by Senate (22-Y 12-N)
- 03/09/21 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ582ER)
- 03/31/21 House: Assigned Chapter 517 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0517)