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Bill Synopsis

Bill Number:   HCR 1002       Alias:   Defense of Marriage Constitutional Amendment       Chamber:   House

Title:  

concerning limiting the legal status of marriage to a marital relationship between persons of the opposite sex

Category:  

Elections

Description:

a proposed constitutional amendment voters would be asked about in novmeber defining marriage as between one man and one woman. specifies that the state shall neither create nor recognize a legal status for unmarried persons comparable to married persons.

History:

killed in house judiciary committee 6 to 5 on 5/3/05

Comments:

Story References:

05-04-2005



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