Text of KY HB 571 (2016)
AN ACT proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky relating to domestic relations.
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UNOFFICIAL COPY AS OF 03/01/16
16 REG. SESS.
16 RS BR 412
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AN ACT proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky relating to
domestic relations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
SECTION 1. IT IS PROPOSED THAT A NEW SECTION 233B BE ADDED
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF KENTUCKY TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Only a matrimony between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized
as a matrimony in Kentucky.
Section 2. This amendment shall be submitted to the voters of the
Commonwealth for their ratification or rejection at the time and in the manner provided
for under Sections 256 and 257 of the Constitution and under KRS 118.415.