Marriage - As introduced, states that private citizens and organizations are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment or the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges to recognize a marriage between individuals of the same sex; prohibits the board of professional responsibility from disciplining or sanctioning an attorney for declining to officiate a marriage between two persons of the same sex. - Amends TCA Title 17, Chapter 5 and Title 36.

HB 1473 exempts private citizens and organizations in Tennessee from being required to recognize same-sex marriages, stating they are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment or the *Obergefell* Supreme Court ruling. It specifically prohibits the attorney disciplinary board from sanctioning lawyers who decline to officiate same-sex weddings. The bill amends Tennessee law to create these protections, effective July 1, 2026. It does not affect government recognition of same-sex marriages or prohibit same-sex marriage itself, focusing solely on private sector obligations.