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SB 1428: Marriage

GENERAL BILL by Soto ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Margolis

Marriage; Deleting a requirement that a marriage license may be issued by a county court judge or clerk of the circuit court in this state only if one party to the marriage is male and the other party is female; deleting a provision specifying that, for the purpose of interpreting any state law or rule, the term “marriage” means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife and that the term “spouse” applies only to a member of such a union, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2015 Senate • Filed
    3/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules -SJ 133
    • Introduced -SJ 133
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 1428, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2015 at 9:21 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 4037 Marriage/Issuance of Marriage Licenses to Persons of the Same Sex Williams Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CJS)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    741.04 Marriage license issued. Page 1 (pdf)
    741.212 Marriages between persons of the same sex. Page 2 (pdf)

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