{"bill":{"bill_key":"TX-HB2555-2015","title":"Relating to the definition of marriage in this state and the prohibition against the creation or recognition of a marriage between persons of the same sex or a civil union.","side":"anti","state":"TX","year":2015,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"introduced","summary":"Relating to the definition of marriage in this state and the prohibition against the creation or recognition of a marriage between persons of the same sex or a civil union.","notes":"Whatever SCOTUS says, same-same sex marriage and civil unions remain unconstitutional in Texas","types_str":"Same-Sex Marriage Ban","sponsor_mix":"R","url":"https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2555/2015","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"H.B. 2555, 84th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2015), http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB2555.","short":"Tex. H.B. 2555."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Molly White","party":"R","state":"TX","district":"HD-055","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-16849"}],"citations":["TX:6.204"],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":1426}]}}