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Tennessee House passes bill stating same-sex marriage does not have to be recognized (ABC) [View all]
Tennessee House passes bill stating same-sex marriage does not have to be recognized (ABC) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a GOP backed bill on Thursday that states same-sex marriage does not have to be recognized in Tennessee.
In a 68-24 vote, HB 1473 passed the House. The bill states “private citizens and organizations are not bound by the 14th Amendment or the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges to recognize a marriage between individuals of the same sex.”
It also adds that officials cannot be disciplined or sanctioned for refusing to officiate marriages between people of the same sex.
“The board shall not discipline, sanction, or threaten to discipline or sanction any person for declining to celebrate or officiate at a marriage or commitment ceremony that falls outside the definition of marriage provided in this code.” – HB 1473
As discussions began on the bill, one woman was removed from the balcony of the chamber by the Tennessee Highway Patrol after she began yelling and disrupting the session.
Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood) told the House that “this is a bill that does not change existing law. It simply clarifies existing law.”
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In a 68-24 vote, HB 1473 passed the House. The bill states “private citizens and organizations are not bound by the 14th Amendment or the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges to recognize a marriage between individuals of the same sex.”
It also adds that officials cannot be disciplined or sanctioned for refusing to officiate marriages between people of the same sex.
“The board shall not discipline, sanction, or threaten to discipline or sanction any person for declining to celebrate or officiate at a marriage or commitment ceremony that falls outside the definition of marriage provided in this code.” – HB 1473
As discussions began on the bill, one woman was removed from the balcony of the chamber by the Tennessee Highway Patrol after she began yelling and disrupting the session.
Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood) told the House that “this is a bill that does not change existing law. It simply clarifies existing law.”
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Emphasis added.
But I say a first step to eliminating same sex marriage rights, no matter what they say. .
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