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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AJR 107

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

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Marriage

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 2023 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: Andraca (D) , Bare (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Cabrera (D) , Clancy (D) , Conley (D) , Emerson (D) , Hong (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Riemer (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D)

12 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Carpenter (D) , Felzkowski (R) , Hesselbein (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Cabrera, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Clancy, Ratcliff, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Conley, Emerson, Hong, Jacobson, Joers, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Riemer, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Subeck and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Spreitzer, Agard, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Taylor, Wirch and Felzkowski

  2. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1