HB 6047 Summary

• Changes the definition of marriage from "a civil contract between a man and a woman" to "a civil contract between 2 parties" to make marriage statutes gender-neutral.

• Replaces gender-specific language throughout marriage law, including changing references to "husband" and "wife" to "spouse" in sections governing prohibited marriages and marriage solemnization.

• Updates prohibited marriage provisions in Sections 3 and 4 to remove gender-specific references while maintaining the same family relationship restrictions.

• Changes mandatory language from "shall" to "must" in marriage ceremony requirements and updates references to related marriage statutes to modern statutory citations.

• Repeals Section 1 of the 1846 Revised Statutes on marriage and makes all changes contingent upon passage of a constitutional amendment (Senate Joint Resolution _____ or House Joint Resolution T).