LRB-4783/1
RAC:kjf:jf
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
March 6, 2006 - Introduced by Senator Carpenter. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
SJR73,1,3
1Relating to: recalling for further action enrolled Senate Joint Resolution 53,
2relating to providing that only a marriage between one man and one woman
3shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state.
SJR73,1,74
Whereas, the 2003 legislature in regular session considered a proposed
5amendment to the constitution in 2003 Assembly Joint Resolution 66, which became
62003 Enrolled Joint Resolution 29, and agreed to it by a majority of the members
7elected to each of the 2 houses, which proposed amendment reads as follows:
SJR73, s. 1
Section
1. Section 13 of article XIII of the constitution is created to
read:
[Article XIII] Section 13. Only a marriage between one man and one
woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. A legal
status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried
individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state.
SJR73, s. 2
Section
2. Numbering of new provision. The new section 13 of
article XIII of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be
designated by the next higher open whole section number in that article
if, before the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this
joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a section 13 of
article XIII of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions
create a section 13 of article XIII simultaneously with the ratification by
the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the sections
created shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the sections
created by the joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution
number have the numbers designated in that joint resolution and the
sections created by the other joint resolutions have numbers that are in
the same ascending order as are the numbers of the enrolled joint
resolutions creating the sections.
SJR73,2,31
And whereas, the 2005 senate and assembly in regular session considered and
2adopted the identical proposed amendment to the constitution in 2005 Senate Joint
3Resolution 53; now, therefore, be it
SJR73,2,7
4Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That pursuant to joint
5rule 6, enrolled 2005 Senate Joint Resolution 53, relating to providing that only a
6marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage
7in this state, is recalled for further action at the amendable stage.
