TN-SB1437-2016
Tennessee · SB 1437 · 2015–2016
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act"; states the policy of Tennessee to defend natural marriage between one man and one woman regardless of any court decision to the contrary. - Amends TCA Title 36.
Anti-LGBTQ+Failed
- Bill key
- TN-SB1437-2016
- State
- Tennessee
- Session
- 2015–2016
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.B. 1437, 109th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Tenn. 2015), https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1437&ga=109.
- Short citation
- Tenn. S.B. 1437.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act"; states the policy of Tennessee to defend natural marriage between one man and one woman regardless of any court…
Curator notes
crossfiled with HB 1412
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mae Beavers | Republican | Senator | SD-017 | Primary sponsor |
| Paul Bailey | Republican | Senator | SD-015 | Co-sponsor |
| Edward Jackson | Republican | Senator | SD-025 | Co-sponsor |
| Jack Johnson | Republican | Senator | SD-027 | Co-sponsor |
| Janince Bowling | Republican | Senator | SD-016 | Co-sponsor |
Model-bill lineage
Bill family
Part of a family of 6 similar bills in one state. View the family.
Similar bills
Bill text
- As introduced (15,624 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.
Sources and license
The title, last recorded status, sponsors and dates are from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0(opens another site), credit LegiScan). The side, status, summary, curator notes, tags, topics, law status, court note and citation are the team's own work (CC BY-NC 4.0(opens another site)).