Bill Text: HI HB2080 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing An Amendment To Article 1, Section 23, Of The Hawaii Constitution Relating To Marriage.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-24 - Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2 [HB2080 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB2080-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
proposing an amendment to article 1, section 23, of the hawaii constitution relating to marriage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 2. Article 1, section 23, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended to read as follows:
"MARRIAGE
Section 23. The [legislature] right to marriage
shall [have the power to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples.] not
be denied or abridged by the State on account of race or sex."
SECTION 3. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:
"Shall the state constitution be amended to clarify that the right to marriage shall not be denied or abridged by the State on the basis of race or sex?"
SECTION 4. Constitutional material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New constitutional material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
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Report Title:
Constitutional Amendment; Marriage
Description:
Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the basis to marriage shall not be denied or abridged on the basis of race or sex.
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