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MO HJR110

Joint Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/15/2016

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Pogue

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proposes amending Section 33 of Article I of the Missouri Constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a woman
  • Adds new language declaring the definition valid "regardless of any court decision to the contrary"
  • Specifically names Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S.Ct. 2584 (2015) as "unauthoritative, void, and of no effect"
  • Requires submission to Missouri voters at the November 2016 general election or a special election called by the governor
  • Introduced by Representative Pogue during the 98th General Assembly's Second Regular Session

Legislative Description

Proposes a constitutional amendment clarifying that marriage is between a man and a woman and provides that any court case ruling otherwise is unauthoritative, void, and of no effect

Last Action

Referred: Children and Families(H)

5/13/2016

Committee Referrals

Children And Families5/13/2016

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