Compare TN HB 1412 (2016) and TN SB 752 (2017)

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TN HB 1412 (2016)TN SB 752 (2017)
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, relative to the “Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act”. WHEREAS, The Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 18, states the following: The historical institution and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one woman shall be the only legally recognized marital contract in this state. Any policy or law or judicial interpretation, purporting to define marriage as anything other than the historical institution and legal contract between one man and one woman, is contrary to the public policy of this state and shall be void and unenforceable in Tennessee. If another state or foreign jurisdiction issues a license for perso…AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, relative to the “Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act”. WHEREAS, The Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 18, states the following: The historical institution and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one woman shall be the only legally recognized marital contract in this state. Any policy or law or judicial interpretation, purporting to define marriage as anything other than the historical institution and legal contract between one man and one woman, is contrary to the public policy of this state and shall be void and unenforceable in Tennessee. If another state or foreign jurisdiction issues a license for perso…
e) No state or local agency or official shall give force or effect to any court order that has the effect of violating Tennessee’s laws protecting natural marriage. (f) No state or local agency or official shall levy upon the property or arrest the person of any government official or individual who does not comply with any unlawful court order regarding natural marriage within Tennessee. SECTIONe) No state or local agency or official shall give force or effect to any court order that has the effect of violating Tennessee’s laws protecting natural marriage. (f) No state or local agency or official shall levy upon the property or arrest the person of any government official or individual who does not comply with any unlawful court order regarding natural marriage within Tennessee. SECTION
SECTION 2. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, then the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end, the provisions of this act shall be severable. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring itSECTION 3. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, then the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end, the provisions of this act shall be severable. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it