HB0184 • 2005

Defense of Marriage Act.

AN ACT relating to domestic relations; creating an exception to the provision that all marriages validly contracted outside of this state are valid in Wyoming; providing that marriages between persons of the same sex are void; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Anderson, Rodney
Last action: 2005-03-03
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2005-03-03 Wyoming Legislature
Died In Committee
2005-01-18 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
2005-01-12 House
H Received for Introduction
2005-01-11 LSO
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WORKING DRAFT
2005
STATE OF WYOMING
05LSO-0257

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0184

Defense of Marriage Act.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Anderson, R., Alden, Brechtel and Gay and Senator(s) Anderson, J. and Geis

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to domestic relations; creating an exception to the provision that all marriages validly contracted outside of this state are valid in Wyoming; providing that marriages between persons of the same sex are void; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 20
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111 and 20
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101(a) by creating a new paragraph (iv) are amended to read:

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111.

Foreign marriages.

All marriage contracts which are valid by the laws of the
state or
country in which contracted are valid in this state
, except marriages when the persons are of the same sex
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101.

Void and voidable marriages defined; annulments.

(a)

Marriages contracted in Wyoming are void without any decree of divorce:

(iv)

When the persons are of the same sex.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2005.

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