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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 359

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Relating to: justices or judges authorized to officiate a marriage.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, any judge of a “court of record” or a reserve judge may

officiate a wedding. This bill allows any justice or judge to officiate a wedding,

regardless of whether the justice or judge is of a “court of record.”

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Hebl (D) , James (R) , Kulp (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Skowronski (R) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R)

6 cosponsors

Bowen (D) , Haywood (D) , Kooyenga (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Olsen (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Jan 31, 2020 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. Aug 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Hebl, Cabrera, James, Kulp, Ohnstad, Skowronski, Subeck and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, L. Taylor, Olsen and Wanggaard

  2. Aug 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Aug 14, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Bowen added as a coauthor

  4. Sep 30, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Haywood added as a coauthor

  5. Dec 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 31, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  8. Jan 31, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules

  10. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts

  17. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1