House Bill 2070: Marriage Discrimination Amendment
This bill would amend the state constitution to prohibit marriage, civil union, domestic partnership or any similar relationship for same-sex couples.
- Bill Number: House Bill 2070
- Bill Status:
- Referred to the Committee on Judiciary I, if favorable, Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Appropriations
- Bill not subject to crossover deadline and is alive for 2009-2010 session.
- Bill Link: Check Bill Status and Read/Download Bill Text
- Related Bills: Senate Bill 1156
- ENC Position: Equality NC opposes this bill.
Bill Summary
Introduced on May 31, 2010 by Representative Hilton and 36 co-sponsors, House Bill 2070, so-called "Defense of Marriage", would not only deny equal marriage rights, which are already denied lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender North Carolinians, but would also prohibit any recognition of civil unions, domestic partnerships, or similar relationships in the state. The language of the bill is so broad it could prevent private companies from extending domestic partner benefits to their employees.
Legislators introduced similar bills in the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 sessions, which Equality NC successfully worked to block.
In order to become law, the bill would need to pass both the House and Senate with at 3/5 margin, and be approved by a majority of voters on the November 2010 ballot.
Sponsors
Hilton (Primary)
Avila
Blackwell
Blackwood
Blust
Boles
Brown
Burr
Burris-Floyd
Cleveland
Cole
Crawford
Current
Dollar
Frye
Gillespie
Guice
Gulley
Holloway
Hurley
Ingle
Justice
Killian
Langdon
Love
McCormick
McElraft
McGee
Mills
Randleman
Rhyne
Sager
Setzer
Spear
Starnes
Stevens
West
