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HB0026 • 2015

Solemnization of marriage.

AN ACT relating to domestic relations; providing that religious officials shall not be required to perform a marriage ceremony; 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 Barlow
Last action
2015-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-03 House

    H:DO PASS FAILED in Accordance with House Rule 5-4: 4-5-0-0-0

  2. 2015-02-09 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2015-01-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  4. 2015-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2014-12-29 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0303
Numbered
2.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0026

Solemnization of marriage.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Barlow and Baker and Senator(s) Dockstader

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to domestic relations; providing that religious officials shall not be required to perform a marriage ceremony; 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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1
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106(a) is amended to read:

20
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1
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106
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Who may solemnize marriage;
religious ceremony may not be compelled;
form of ceremony.

(a)

Every district or circuit court judge, district court commissioner, supreme court justice, magistrate and every licensed or ordained minister of the gospel, bishop, priest or rabbi, or other qualified person acting in
accordance with the traditions or rites for the solemnization of marriage of any religion, denomination or religious society, may perform the ceremony of marriage in this state.

However, no licensed or ordained minister of the gospel, bishop, priest or rabbi, or other qualified person acting in accordance with the traditions or rites for the solemnization of marriage of any religion, denomination or religious society shall be required or otherwise compelled to perform a ceremony of marriage in this state.

Section
2
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This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

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