{"bill":{"bill_key":"TX-HJR159-2021","title":"Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage.","side":"pro","state":"TX","year":2021,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"introduced","summary":"Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiti…","types_str":"Marriage Equality|Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws","sponsor_mix":"D","url":"https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR159/2021","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"H.J. Res. 159, 87th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2021), https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HJR159.","short":"Tex. H.J. Res. 159."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Mary Gonzalez","party":"D","state":"TX","district":"HD-075","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-14990"}],"citations":[],"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":1348}]}}