US EditionTN House Passes Bill that Says Private Citizens, Organizations Are Not Obligated to Recognize Gay Marriage
House Bill 1473 passed 68-24 to protect private refusal of same-sex marriage recognition, citing religious liberty and opposition to the 2015 Obergefell ruling.
- On Thursday, the Tennessee House of Representatives approved House Bill 1473 with a 68-24 vote, allowing private citizens and organizations to refuse recognition of same-sex marriages.
- The bill's sponsor, Rep. Gino Bulso, Republican state representative from Brentwood, said House Bill 1473 clarifies religious liberty by allowing private refusal of same-sex marriages, arguing the 14th Amendment does not bind private citizens and calling Obergefell v. Hodges 'federal overreach.'
- The bill's text says House Bill 1473 states private citizens and organizations are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment or Obergefell v. Hodges and bars professional discipline for attorneys refusing to officiate same-sex weddings.
- Opponents warn the bill could enable private discrimination, including refusals by private hospitals, banks, and businesses, and it still needs Senate approval and Gov. Bill Lee's signature to take effect later this year.
- Across the country, national conservative lawmakers and groups test Obergefell v. Hodges' durability, as a newly formed conservative coalition launched last month seeks to overturn it.
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Bill to let private groups refuse to recognize same sex marriage passes Tennessee House
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood), said the legislation clarifies that Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case that granted same-sex couples the right to marry under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th Amendment, only applies to the government and other public entities because only the government and public entities are bound by the restrictions in those clauses of the 14th Amendment.
Tennessee House Passes Bill Challenging Same Sex Marriages
Image Credit: TN General Assembly ***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – this article posted here for informational purposes only. The Center Square [By Kim Jarrett] – A private individual or organization who doesn’t want to perform a same-sex marriage in Tennessee would not face sanctions under a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday. House Bill 1473, sponsored by Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, would protect individuals and…
Controversial bill allowing citizens to not "recognize" same-sex marriages passes Tennessee House
A controversial bill moving through the Tennessee legislature is reigniting debate over same-sex marriage and constitutional rights. Supports have said it protects private citizens, but opponents believe it could open the door to discrimination.
Tennessee House passes bill allowing private citizens, organizations to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages
In a blatantly unconstitutional move likely intended to provide a pathway for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its landmark 2015 marriage equality ruling the GOP-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives today (Thursday, Feb. 19) approved a measure allowing private citizens and organizations in the state to refuse to recognize the legality of same-sex marriages. House Bill 1473 asserts that private citizens and organizations are not bound …
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