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Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples
LWVAL Action Priority Level III - Issues identified by LWVAL Advocacy Committee and/or State Board or Local Leagues. Monitoring occurs; action dependent on opportunity and available resources.Click a bill to see sponsor(s), summary (including link to full text), League action and justification for that action, and progress of the bill through the legislative process.
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SB143 - Marriage, contract for, recording by judge of probate, transmission to Vital Statistics office, content of contract, Secs. 30-1-9, 30-1-10, 30-1-11, 30-1-14 repealed; Secs. 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, 30-1-13, 30-1-16 am'd.
Sponsor(s): Senator Albritton
Summary/Synopsis: This bill would replace a state-issued marriage license with a form simply filed by the parties to the marriage.
League Action and Justification: Oppose
This is another attempt to get around the issue of the state issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Bill Progress in Legislature:
Senate Action:
02/03/2016: First Reading and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (JUD).
03/03/2016: 2ND Read and placed on the calendar with 1 Substitute; pending 3rd Read and Favorable from JUD with 1 Substitute (174114-3); JUD 1st Substitute Offered
03/15/2016: 3rd Reading passed; Judiciary first Substitute Offered; Albritton motion to Adopt adopted by Roll Call; Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted by Roll Call; Engrossed
House Action:
03/15/2016: First Reading and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (JUD).
04/20/2016: 2nd Read and placed on the Calendar with 1 Substitute (177141-5); pending 3rd Read and Favorable from JUD with 1 Substitute.
Summary/Synopsis: This bill would replace a state-issued marriage license with a form simply filed by the parties to the marriage.
League Action and Justification: Oppose
This is another attempt to get around the issue of the state issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Bill Progress in Legislature:
Senate Action:
02/03/2016: First Reading and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (JUD).
03/03/2016: 2ND Read and placed on the calendar with 1 Substitute; pending 3rd Read and Favorable from JUD with 1 Substitute (174114-3); JUD 1st Substitute Offered
03/15/2016: 3rd Reading passed; Judiciary first Substitute Offered; Albritton motion to Adopt adopted by Roll Call; Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted by Roll Call; Engrossed
House Action:
03/15/2016: First Reading and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (JUD).
04/20/2016: 2nd Read and placed on the Calendar with 1 Substitute (177141-5); pending 3rd Read and Favorable from JUD with 1 Substitute.
HB158 - Child Care Provider Inclusion Act, established, state prohibited from discriminating against child care service providers under certain conditions, civil remedies, provided for
Sponsor(s): Representative Wingo
Summary/Synopsis: This would prohibit the state from discriminating against or refusing to license a provider of child care services on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child care service or carry out an activity that conflicts with the religious beliefs of the provider; and to provide for civil remedies. These child care services include foster care placement and adoption services.
League Action and Justification: Oppose
This is yet another attempt to sanction violation of the law in the name of religion. It would permit discrimination against same-sex couples in their efforts to adopt or foster children.
Bill Progress in Legislature:
02/09/2016: First Reading and referred to the House Committee on Health (HLTH).
04/13/2016; 2nd Read and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute; pending 3rd Read and Favorable from Health with 1 Substitute (175829-4); Health 1st Substitute Offered
Note: the Substitute seeks to strengthen the religious argument used in the bill to circumvent recent federal court rulings.
04/28/2016: Indefinitely postponed.
Summary/Synopsis: This would prohibit the state from discriminating against or refusing to license a provider of child care services on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child care service or carry out an activity that conflicts with the religious beliefs of the provider; and to provide for civil remedies. These child care services include foster care placement and adoption services.
League Action and Justification: Oppose
This is yet another attempt to sanction violation of the law in the name of religion. It would permit discrimination against same-sex couples in their efforts to adopt or foster children.
Bill Progress in Legislature:
02/09/2016: First Reading and referred to the House Committee on Health (HLTH).
04/13/2016; 2nd Read and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute; pending 3rd Read and Favorable from Health with 1 Substitute (175829-4); Health 1st Substitute Offered
Note: the Substitute seeks to strengthen the religious argument used in the bill to circumvent recent federal court rulings.
04/28/2016: Indefinitely postponed.
HB362 - Marriage, contract for, recording by judge of probate, transmission to Vital Statistics office, content of contract, Secs. 30-1-9, 30-1-10, 30-1-11, 30-1-13, 30-1-14 repealed; Secs. 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, 30-1-16 am'd.
Sponsor(s): Representative Hill
Summary/Synopsis: This bill appears to be another in a series of bills to avoid the State's having to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples by simply recording marriage contracts.
League Action and Justification: Oppose
Bill Progress in Legislature:
03/03/2016: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (JUD).
Summary/Synopsis: This bill appears to be another in a series of bills to avoid the State's having to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples by simply recording marriage contracts.
League Action and Justification: Oppose
Bill Progress in Legislature:
03/03/2016: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (JUD).
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