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PA HB1800
Bill
Status
8/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Malcolm Kenyatta
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AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "marriage" in Title 23 (Domestic Relations) from "a civil contract by which one man and one woman take each other for husband and wife" to "a civil contract between two individuals"
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Repeals Section 1704, which declared Pennsylvania's public policy that marriage shall be between one man and one woman
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Removes the provision that voided same-sex marriages performed in other states or foreign jurisdictions
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
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Introduced August 13, 2025 by Representative Kenyatta and 42 co-sponsors; referred to Judiciary Committee August 14, 2025
Legislative Description
In preliminary provisions relating to marriage, further providing for definitions; and, in miscellaneous provisions relating to marriage, repealing provisions relating to marriage between persons of the same sex.
Last Action
Referred to Judiciary
8/14/2025