Compare NC SB 13 (2007) and NC SB 1608 (2008)
The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.
- NC SB 13 (2007) · North Carolina · 2007 · Failed
- NC SB 1608 (2008) · North Carolina · 2008 · Failed
359 shared 8-word phrases found in the introduced text of these two bills.
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| NC SB 13 (2007) | NC SB 1608 (2008) |
|---|---|
| GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2007 S 1 SENATE BILL 13 Short Title: Defense of Marriage. (Public) Sponsors: Senators Forrester, Smith; Allran, Apodaca, Berger of Rockingham, Bingham | GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2007 S 1 SENATE BILL 1608 Short Title: Defense of Marriage. (Public) Sponsors: Senators Forrester, Smith; Allran, Apodaca, Berger of Rockingham, Bingham |
| A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THAT MARRIAGE IS 2 THE UNION OF ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN AT ONE TIME, AND THIS IS 3 THE ONLY MARRIAGE THAT IS RECOGNIZED AS VALID IN THIS STATE. 4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5 SECTION 1. Article 14 of the North Carolina Constitution is amended by 6 adding the following new section: 7 "Sec. 6. Marriage. 8 Marriage is the union of one man and one woman at one time. This is the only 9 marriage that shall be recognized as valid in this State. The uniting of two persons of the 10 same sex or the uniting of more than two persons of any sex in a marriage, civil union, 11 domestic partnership, or other similar rela… | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THAT MARRIAGE IS 2 THE UNION OF ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN AT ONE TIME, AND THIS IS 3 THE ONLY MARRIAGE THAT IS RECOGNIZED AS VALID IN THIS STATE. 4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5 SECTION 1. Article 14 of the North Carolina Constitution is amended by 6 adding the following new section: 7 "Sec. 6. Marriage. 8 Marriage is the union of one man and one woman at one time. This is the only 9 marriage that shall be recognized as valid in this State. The uniting of two persons of the 10 same sex or the uniting of more than two persons of any sex in a marriage, civil union, 11 domestic partnership, or other similar rela… |