Marriage - As introduced, enacts the "Marital Contract at Common Law Recording Act"; authorizes county clerks to accept and record a record of common law marriage between one man and one woman; limits the jurisdiction of circuit courts and chancery courts in cases involving the definition of common law marriage to the principles of common law marriage. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 36; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Last action Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
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Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/3/2024
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/19/2024
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/12/2024
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Ragan
RRepublican
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