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HB0108 • 2014

Validity of marriages.

AN ACT relating to marriage; providing that marriages other than of a male and female person contracted out of state shall not be given effect in Wyoming; 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 Gay
Last action
2014-02-13
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2014-02-13 House

    H Failed Introduction

  2. 2014-02-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2014-02-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2014
STATE OF
WYOMING
14LSO-0322

HOUSE BILL
NO.

HB0108

Validity of marriages.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Gay, Davison, Halverson and Jaggi

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
marriage; providing that
marriages other than of a male and female person contracted out of state shall not be given effect in
Wyoming
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 20
‑
1
‑
111 is amended to read:

20
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1
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111.

Out of state marriages.

(a)

All marriage contracts which are valid
by the laws of the country
under the authority of the foreign nation

in which contracted are valid in this state
, provided that such marriage contracts are between a male
and
a female person
.

(b)

All marriage contracts which are valid under the authority of a state, commonwealth, territory, district or possession of the United States are valid in this state provided that such marriage contracts are between a male and a female person.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

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