| Old | New | Differences | |
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| 1 | 1 | 1.1 A bill for an act | |
| 2 | 2 | 1.2 relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota | |
| 3 | 3 | 1.3 Constitution, article I, by adding a section; providing for equal rights under the | |
| 4 | 4 | 1.4 law and prohibiting discrimination based on the listed characteristics. | |
| 5 | 5 | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: | |
| 6 | 6 | 1.6 Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED. | |
| 7 | 7 | 1.7 An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the amendment | |
| 8 | 8 | 1.8is adopted, a section shall be added to article I, to read: | |
| 9 | 9 | 1.9 Sec. 18. Marriage is a fundamental right and shall not be restricted based on gender or | |
| 10 | 10 | 1.10race. | |
| 11 | 11 | 1.11 Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS. | |
| 12 | 12 | 1.12 The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2026 general election. | |
| 13 | 13 | 1.13If ratified, the amendment is effective January 1, 2027. The question submitted must be: | |
| 14 | 14 | 1.14 "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to state that marriage is a fundamental | |
| 15 | 15 | 1.15right and shall not be restricted based on gender or race? | |
| 16 | 16 | 1.16 Yes ................... | |
| 17 | 17 | "1.17 No .................... | |
| 18 | 18 | 1Sec. 2. | |
| 19 | 19 | 25-02628 as introduced02/20/25 REVISOR VH/VJ | |
| 20 | 20 | SENATE | |
| 21 | 21 | STATE OF MINNESOTA | |
| 22 | 22 | S.F. No. 1884NINETY-FOURTH SESSION | |
| 23 | 23 | (SENATE AUTHORS: MAYE QUADE, Dibble, Murphy and Oumou Verbeten) | |
| 24 | 24 | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE | |
| 25 | 25 | Introduction and first reading02/27/2025 | |
| 26 | 26 | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety |