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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SJR 74

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Marriage

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2013 legislature on first

consideration, eliminates the constitutional restriction that only a marriage between

one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state and

the provision that a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of a

marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harris (D) , Jauch (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Miller (D) , Risser (D) , Shilling (D) , T. Cullen (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

36 cosponsors

Barca (D) , Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Bewley (D) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Clark (D) , Danou (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Hulsey (D) , Johnson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kahl (D) , Kessler (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pasch (D) , Pope (D) , Richards (D) , Riemer (D) , Ringhand (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Wachs (D) , Wright (D) , Young (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Senate: Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 15, Noes 17

Failed 15–17 Mar 18, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Vinehout, Miller, Risser, C. Larson, Erpenbach, Shilling, Lassa, Wirch, Lehman, Hansen, Harris, L. Taylor, T. Cullen and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Zamarripa, C. Taylor, Sargent, Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Billings, Clark, Danou, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hulsey, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pasch, Pope, Richards, Riemer, Ringhand, Shankland, Sinicki, Wachs, Wright, Young and Zepnick

  2. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Labor

  3. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 15, Noes 17

  4. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1