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19.01.2021

introduction, reading-1: House

Filed for introduction

08.02.2021

introduction: House

Intro., P1C.

08.02.2021

introduction, reading-1: Senate

Filed for introduction

10.02.2021

referral-committee: House

Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee

10.02.2021

referral-committee: House

P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee

10.02.2021

introduction: Senate

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

11.02.2021

: Senate

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

11.01.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

26.01.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

27.01.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

02.02.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

09.02.2022

: Senate

Sponsor(s) Added.

14.02.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

16.02.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

16.02.2022

: Senate

Sponsor(s) Added.

17.02.2022

: Senate

Sponsor(s) Added.

22.02.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

23.02.2022

: Senate

Sponsor(s) Added.

02.03.2022

: House

Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/9/2022

02.03.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

09.03.2022

: House

Def. to Summer Study in Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee

09.03.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

09.03.2022

: Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022

14.03.2022

: House

Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/16/2022

15.03.2022

: Senate

Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022

16.03.2022

: House

Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/23/2022

16.03.2022

: House

Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/23/2022

16.03.2022

: Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022

16.03.2022

: Senate

Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2022

16.03.2022

: Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022

22.03.2022

: Senate

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0

23.03.2022

: House

Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/30/2022

23.03.2022

referral-committee: House

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee

24.03.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

29.03.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

29.03.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

29.03.2022

: Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022

30.03.2022

: House

Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/6/2022

30.03.2022

: House

Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 4/6/2022

31.03.2022

: Senate

Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2022

05.04.2022

: Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022

06.04.2022

: House

Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/13/2022

06.04.2022

: House

Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 4/13/2022

06.04.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) Added.

07.04.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

07.04.2022

: Senate

Senate Reset on calendar for 4/14/2022

12.04.2022

: Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2022

13.04.2022

: House

Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

13.04.2022

: House

Def. to Summer Study in Civil Justice Committee

14.04.2022

: Senate

Senate Reset as final bill on final calendar 2022

26.04.2022

: Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022

27.04.2022

: Senate

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0926)

27.04.2022

: Senate

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0868)

27.04.2022

: Senate

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0709)

27.04.2022

: Senate

Refer to Senate Cal. Comm.

28.04.2022

: Senate

Sponsor(s) Added.

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Vote NO on HB233 on March 16

<p>Please, vote NO on HB233 in the Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee on March 16.</p>
<p>The bill creates a marriage registration process. It is an attempt to side-step the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision.</p>
<p>First, it doesn't matter how many legal backflips are contained in the whereas clauses. If these new marriages envisaged by the bill are registered with the county and the State of Tennessee, the Fourteenth Amendment still applies. That means that the State and county cannot deny equal protection of the law and that is what the courts will find. This bill would be struck down if it is used to deny a marriage to a same-sex couple.</p>
<p>Second,  the far-reaching changes to our marriage license laws in this bill have not been adequately vetted. We don't know all the areas of family law it might affect. I urge you to ask as many questions as possible about this new marriage scheme. How does it affect divorce law, inheritance, adoption, etc.?</p>
<p>Furthermore, as legislators indicated in the subcommittee last week, the bill would cause many administrative changes for county offices that have to administer it. They don't need additional burdens.</p>
<p>Thank you for considering my views.</p>

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Summary

This bill is a convoluted sneak attack on marriage equality.

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Mary Littleton Representative

Rush Bricken Representative

Rick Eldridge Representative

Andrew Farmer Representative

John Gillespie Representative

Torrey Harris Representative

Mike Stewart Representative

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This is a sneak attack on marriage equality.
We don't need to change the marriage process and create administrative headaches.