Text of MN SF 1884 (2025)
Constitutional Amendment proposal to provide equal rights under the law and prohibit discrimination based on the listed characteristics
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As introduced
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A bill for an act
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relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota
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Constitution, article I, by adding a section; providing for equal rights under the
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law and prohibiting discrimination based on the listed characteristics.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
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An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the amendment
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is adopted, a section shall be added to article I, to read:
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Sec. 18. Marriage is a fundamental right and shall not be restricted based on gender or
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race.
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Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
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The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2026 general election.
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If ratified, the amendment is effective January 1, 2027. The question submitted must be:
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"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to state that marriage is a fundamental
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right and shall not be restricted based on gender or race?
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Yes ...................
"
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No ....................
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Sec. 2.
25-02628
as introduced
02/20/25
REVISOR
VH/VJ
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1884
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: MAYE QUADE, Dibble, Murphy and Oumou Verbeten)
OFFICIAL STATUS
D-PG
DATE
Introduction and first reading
02/27/2025
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety