84R9173 KSD-D
By: White of Bell H.B. No. 2555
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of marriage in this state and the
prohibition against the creation or recognition of a marriage
between persons of the same sex or a civil union.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6.204, Family Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) Section 32, Article I, Texas Constitution, and
Subsections (b) and (c) of this section apply regardless of whether
a federal court ruling or other federal law provides that a
prohibition against the creation or recognition of a same-sex
marriage or a civil union is not permitted under the United States
Constitution.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.