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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2 (By Senator Sypolt) _________ [Introduced January 11, 2012; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance.] _________ Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending article III thereof by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty-three, relating to the marriage protection amendment; prohibiting the state from recognizing same-sex marriages; prohibiting the state from recognizing a legal status for relationships that are similar to marriage; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. Resolved…SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5 (By Senator Sypolt) ____________ [Introduced January 8, 2014; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance.] ____________ Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending article III thereof by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty-three, relating to the marriage protection amendment; prohibiting the state from recognizing same-sex marriages; prohibiting the state from recognizing a legal status for relationships that are similar to marriage; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. Res…