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SJ0002 • 2009

Defense of marriage-constitutional amendment.

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution by creating a new section specifying that a marriage between a man and a woman shall be the only legal union that shall be valid or recognized in Wyoming.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senator Meier
Last action
2009-03-04
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2009-03-04 Senate

    S Died In Committee

  2. 2009-01-14 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2009-01-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  4. 2009-01-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0392

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO.
SJ0002

Defense of marriage-constitutional amendment.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Meier, Cooper, Dockstader, Geis, Larson, Perkins and Peterson and Representative(s)
Anderson
, R., Brechtel, Davison,
Edmonds
, Petersen and Semlek

A BILL

for

A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution
by creating a new section specifying that a marriage between a man and a woman shall be the only legal union that shall
be
valid or
recognized
in
Wyoming
.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
,
two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting separately, concurring therein:

Section 1.

The following proposal to amend Wyoming Constitution, Article
1
,
by creating a new
Section
3
8
is proposed for submission to the electors of the State of
Wyoming
at the next general election for approval or rejection to become valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a majority of the electors at the election:

Article 1, Section 3
8
.

Marriages recognized.

A marriage between a man and a woman
shall be the only legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state.

Section 2.

That the Secretary of State shall endorse the following statement on the proposed amendment:

The adoption of this amendment would limit the
marriages
that are considered legal and valid in
Wyoming
, regardless of where entered into, to
those
between
persons of the opposite sex.

(END)

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