Text of PA HB 824 (2021)

In miscellaneous provisions relating to marriage, repealing provisions relating to marriage between persons of the same sex.

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PRINTER'S NO. 806 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 824 Session of 2021 INTRODUCED BY KENYATTA, BURGOS, LEE, FRANKEL, HANBIDGE, ISAACSON, HOWARD, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, KINKEAD, ZABEL, STURLA, GUENST, HOHENSTEIN, CONKLIN, SCHWEYER, SCHLOSSBERG, DAVIDSON, WHEATLEY, SIMS, MADDEN, N. NELSON, ROZZI, O'MARA, INNAMORATO, DELLOSO, WARREN, MALAGARI, D. WILLIAMS, SHUSTERMAN, McCLINTON, KIM AND SOLOMON, MARCH 8, 2021 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 8, 2021 AN ACT Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to marriage, repealing provisions relating to marriage between persons of the same sex. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 1704 of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is repealed: [§ 1704. Marriage between persons of the same sex. It is hereby declared to be the strong and longstanding public policy of this Commonwealth that marriage shall be between one man and one woman. A marriage between persons of the same sex which was entered into in another state or foreign jurisdiction, even if valid where entered into, shall be void in this Commonwealth.] Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16