File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Colburn and Haines
- Entitled:
-
Same Sex Marriages - Foreign Marriages - Invalidity
Providing that a marriage between two individuals of the same sex that
is validly entered into in another state or in a foreign country is
not valid in this State; providing that contractual rights or
obligations created by a marriage between individuals of the same sex
are void; defining "marriage" and "spouse"; and altering the
definition of a "foreign marriage".
Senate Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/19
- Favorable
- Special Order 3/24 (Senator Conway) Adopted
- 3/24
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/26
- Special Order later (Senator Conway) Adopted
- Motion Return Second Reading (Senator Conway) Rejected (20-26)
- Special Order later (The President) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (28-18)
House Action
- 3/27
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/28
- Hearing 4/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/11
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -see also- FOREIGN TRADE
- INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
- MARRIAGE -see also- ANNULMENT; DIVORCE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
2-101 ,
2-201 ,
2-502
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 26, 1998: Motion Return Second Reading (Conway J) Rejected (20-26)
- March 26, 1998: Third Reading Passed (28-18)
