SB 1306 Summary

• Repeals statutory provisions limiting marriage to between a man and a woman, allowing same-sex marriage in California.

• Redefines marriage as a civil contract between "two persons" rather than "a man and a woman" and removes the November 5, 2008 limitation on recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages.

• Replaces gendered terms like "husband" and "wife" throughout the Family Code with gender-neutral language such as "spouse" to apply marriage laws equally to opposite-sex and same-sex couples.

• Modifies spousal support presumptions to apply to cohabitation with a "nonmarital partner" rather than specifying opposite-sex cohabitation.

• Makes conforming changes to provisions governing marriage consent, solemnization, property rights, dissolution procedures, and related family law matters to ensure equal application to all married couples.