MO SB555

SB 555 Summary

• Amends Missouri Revised Statutes section 451.022 to declare marriages other than between a man and a woman invalid and unrecognized in Missouri, even if valid where contracted
• Prohibits state or local taxpayer funds and employee salaries from being used for any activity that licenses or supports non-man-woman marriages
• State or local government employees who willfully violate these provisions may be terminated and lose salary and employee benefits
• Non-vested members of state or local government retirement systems who willfully violate these provisions lose eligibility for retirement benefits, though they may request a refund of their own contributions plus interest
• Includes an emergency clause making the act effective immediately upon passage, citing the need to clarify licensing procedures