Marriage - As enacted, authorizes members of the general assembly, duly appointed law enforcement chaplains, and members of the legislative body of a municipality to solemnize marriages; prohibits persons receiving online ordinations from solemnizing the rite of matrimony; requires members of the general assembly who want to solemnize marriage to opt in by filing notice of the member's intention with the office of vital records. - Amends TCA Section 36-3-301.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Signed May 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2019 · House Apr 11, 2019
How they voted
24–3
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 30, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican23
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
13
Committee
11
Amendments
2
May 21, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 4
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 3 PNV 0
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0310)
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 16, PNV 2
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0126)
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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