Text of MI-SJRW-2013
Family law; marriage and divorce; constitutional prohibition of same-sex marriage and civil unions; repeal. Repeals sec. 25, art. I of the state constitution.
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION W
June 4, 2013,
Introduced by Senators WARREN, WHITMER, SMITH, ANDERSON, GREGORY, HOPGOOD,
BIEDA, ANANICH, JOHNSON and YOUNG and referred to the Committee on Government
Operations.
A
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution
of 1963, by repealing section 25 of article I, to
allow
the recognition of marriage or similar unions of two people.
Resolved
by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state
of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution
of 1963, to allow the recognition of marriage or
similar
unions of two people, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted
to
the people of the state:
ARTICLE I
Sec.
25. To secure and preserve the benefits of marriage for
our
society and for future generations of children, the union of
one
man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement
recognized
as a marriage or similar union for any purpose.
Resolved
further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted
to the people of the state at the next general election
in
the manner provided by law.