Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to eligible parties to a valid marriage
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2021
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Any two people who meet the legal requirements for marriage can marry each other regardless of their gender. This change makes marriage laws and family terms gender-neutral throughout the entire state legal system.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that a party who otherwise meets the requirements of Code chapter 595 (marriage) for a valid marriage is eligible to marry any other such party regardless of gender. The bill provides for conforming changes in that Code chapter to include provisions relating to void marriages to be gender neutral. The bill also provides that marriage is the legally recognized union of two eligible parties and that terms relating to the marital relationship or familial relationships shall be construed consistently with this provision for purposes throughout the law, whether in the context of statute, administrative or court rule, government policy, common law, or any other provisions or source of civil or criminal law.
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Similar bills
- HF 671 Relating to eligible parties to a valid marriage91st General Assembly · In committeeNearly identical
- HF 509 Relating to eligible parties to a valid marriage90th General Assembly · In committeeNearly identical
Matched by wording or an identical title.