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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 section: - 8 - 000734 (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…