Text of AL HB 40 (2014)

Marriage, same sex marriage amendment repealed, Amendment 774, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, repealed, const. amend.

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1 HB40 2 155125-1 3 By Representative Todd (Constitutional Amendment) 4 RFD: Constitution, Campaigns and Elections 5 First Read: 14-JAN-14 6 PFD: 11/01/2013 Page 0 1 155125-1:n:09/23/2013:LLR/tj LRS2013-3321 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SYNOPSIS: Under Constitutional Amendment No. 774, 9 Constitution of Alabama of 1901, no marriage 10 license may be issued in Alabama to parties of the 11 same sex and same sex marriages from other 12 jurisdictions are not recognized in Alabama. 13 This bill would propose a constitutional 14 amendment to repeal Amendment 774. 15 16 A BILL 17 TO BE ENTITLED 18 AN ACT 19 20 To propose an amendment to the Constitution of 21 Alabama of 1901, to repeal Amendment No. 774 which prohibits 22 the issuance of a marriage license to parties of the same sex. 23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: 24 Section 1. The following amendment to the 25 Constitution of Alabama of 1901, is proposed and shall become 26 valid as a part of the Constitution when all requirements of 27 this act are fulfilled: Page 1 1 PROPOSED AMENDMENT 2 Amendment No. 774 to the Constitution of Alabama of 3 1901, which prohibits the issuance of a marriage license to 4 parties of the same sex and the recognition of same sex 5 marriages in other states, is hereby repealed. 6 Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment 7 shall be held in accordance with Amendment 555 to the 8 Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and the election laws of this 9 state. 10 Section 3. The appropriate election official shall 11 assign a ballot number for the proposed constitutional 12 amendment on the election ballot and shall set forth the 13 following description of the substance or subject matter of 14 the proposed constitutional amendment: 15 "Relating to marriage, proposing an amendment to the 16 Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to repeal Amendment No. 774 17 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, which prohibits the 18 issuance of a marriage license to parties of the same sex and 19 the recognition of same sex marriages in other states. 20 "Proposed by Act _________." 21 This description shall be followed by the following 22 language: 23 "Yes ( ) No ( )." Page 2