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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, relative to the "Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense ActAN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, relative to the “Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEEBE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 1, is amended by adding the following as a new section: - 8 - 001272 (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act." (b) It is the policy of the state of Tennessee to defend natural marriage as recognized by the people of Tennessee, in the Constitution and laws of the state of Tennessee, consistent with natural law, and the written United States Constitution. (c) Natural marriage between one (1) man and one (1) woman as recognized by the people of Tennessee remains the law in Tennessee, regardless of any court decision to the contrary. Any…GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 1, is amended by adding the following as a new, appropriately designated section: - 8 - 007949 (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act”. (b) It is the policy of the State of Tennessee to defend natural marriage as recognized by the people of Tennessee, in the Constitution and laws of the State of Tennessee, consistent with natural law, and the written United States Constitution. (c) Natural marriage between one (1) man and one (1) woman as recognized by the people of Tennessee remains the law in Tennessee, regardless of any court deci…
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 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 itSECTION 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 it