January 8, 2007
House Bill 4617: Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage
Sponsor:
Initiated by citizen signatures.
Summary:
This bill would amend the Constitution of Massachusetts to define marriage as a relationship between one man and one woman.
Status:
| 1/11/2006 |  | (H) Filed |
| 1/11/2006 |  | (H) Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary |
| 5/1/2006 |  | (H) Reported Ought Not To Pass By Joint Committee on Judiciary and Placed on File |
| 7/12/2006 |  | (S) Postponed until November 9, 2006 |
| 7/9/2006 |  | (S) Postponed until January 2nd, 2007 |
| 1/2/2007 |  | (S) Passed to be heard during next legislative session of the General Court (61/132) |
| 1/2/2007 |  | (S) Motion to Reconsider prevailed (117/75) |
| 1/2/2007 |  | (S) Passed to be heard during next legislative session of the General Court (62/134) |
Action Requested:
None at this time.
HSLDA's Position:
Support.
Other Resources
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Bill Text ( requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)