H.B. 543
LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL
6 Approved for Filing: J. Carlton 6
6 02-22-23 11:12 AM 6
H.B. 543
1 MARRIAGE MODIFICATIONS
2 2023 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Anthony E. Loubet
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7LONG TITLE
8General Description:
9 This bill addresses interracial marriages.
10Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 <addresses the validation and recognition of interracial marriages; and
13 <makes technical and conforming changes.
14Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15 None
16Other Special Clauses:
17 None
18Utah Code Sections Affected:
19REPEALS AND REENACTS:
20 30-1-2.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 20
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22Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 30-1-2.2 is repealed and reenacted to read:
24 30-1-2.2. Recognition and validation of interracial marriages.
25 (1) A marriage between two individuals may not be deemed invalid or prohibited
26solely on the basis of the race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals.
27 (2) This state, or a political subdivision of this state, may not deny a right or claim
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28arising from a valid and legal marriage between two individuals solely on the basis of the race,
29ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals.
30 (3) A marriage between two individuals that was not valid or legal before July 1, 1965,
31solely on the basis of the race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals is considered
32valid and legal in this state.