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2021 SESSION
SJ 270 Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to marry, removes same-sex marriage prohibition.
Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015).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.
FULL TEXT
- 07/20/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100202D pdf
- 02/04/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21100733D-S1 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 07/20/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100202D
- 07/20/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/04/21 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 4-N 2-A)
- 02/04/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21100733D-S1
- 02/04/21 Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (19-Y 19-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Chair votes Yea
- 02/05/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ270S1
- 02/05/21 Senate: Title replaced 21100733D-S1
- 02/05/21 Senate: Reading waived (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Agreed to by Senate (24-Y 12-N)
- 02/07/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/21 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote