Key Votes
HB 2381 - Marriage Definition Constitutional Amendment - Key Vote
Pennsylvania Key Votes
Robert Mellow voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- June 22, 2006 House Resolution Sent To Committee
- June 21, 2006 Senate Joint Resolution Passed
- June 6, 2006 House Joint Resolution Passed
- Jan. 24, 2006 Introduced
Family
Issues
Note
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION IS A THREE-STEP PROCESS. FIRST, IT REQUIRES APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE. SECOND, FOLLOWING AN ELECTION YEAR IT REQUIRES ANOTHER MAJORITY VOTE BY THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND THIRD, APPROVAL BY THE VOTERS DURING A GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION.
Stage Details
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Resolution Sent To Committee (House) - June 22, 2006
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Passed (Senate) (38-12) - June 21, 2006 (Key vote)
Title: Marriage Definition Constitutional Amendment
Vote to pass a joint resolution proposing a Constitutional amendment that states: "only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this Commonwealth."
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Passed (House) (136-61) - June 6, 2006 (Key vote)
Title: Marriage Definition Constitutional Amendment
Vote to pass a joint resolution proposing a Constitutional amendment that states: "only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this Commonwealth, and neither the Commonwealth nor any of its political subdivisions shall create or recognize a legal union identical or substantially equivalent to that of marriage for unmarried individuals."
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Introduced (House) - Jan. 24, 2006
Title: Marriage Definition Constitutional Amendment
Sponsors
- Scott W. Boyd (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Bob Allen (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David G. 'Dave' Argall (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gibson C. 'Gib' Armstrong (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew E. 'Matt' Baker (PA - R)
- Roy E. Baldwin (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen E. 'Steve' Barrar (PA - R)
- Bob Bastian (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry Birmelin (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Raymond Bunt Jr. (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas R. Caltagirone (PA - D)
- Steven W. Cappelli (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Martin T. Causer (PA - R)
- Gaynor Cawley (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul Irvin Clymer (PA - R)
- Thomas C. Corrigan Sr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas C. 'Tom' Creighton (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Craig A. Dally (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anthony M. 'Tony' DeLuca (PA - D)
- Gordon R. Denlinger (PA - R)
- Brian L. Ellis (PA - R)
- Russell H. 'Russ' Fairchild (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brett O. Feese (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John W. Fichter (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick Elvin Fleagle (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert J. 'Bob' Flick (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Teresa E. Forcier (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William Ian 'Will' Gabig (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Gannon (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard A. Geist (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Keith J. Gillespie (PA - R)
- Mauree A. Gingrich (PA - R)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Godshall (PA - R)
- Stewart J. Greenleaf (PA - R)
- Richard T. Grucela (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gary Haluska (PA - D)
- C. Adam Harris (PA - R)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Hennessey (PA - R)
- Arthur D. 'Art' Hershey (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dick Lee Hess (PA - R)
- David S. Hickernell (PA - R)
- Scott E. Hutchinson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rob W. Kauffman (PA - R)
- Mark K. Keller (PA - R)
- Dennis E. Leh (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen R. Maitland (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sandra J. Major (PA - R)
- Joseph F. Markosek (PA - D)
- Ronald S. 'Ron' Marsico (PA - R)
- Fred McIlhattan (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Steven McNaughton (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anthony J. Melio (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Daryl D. Metcalfe (PA - R)
- David R. Millard (PA - R)
- Sheila M. Miller (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald E. 'Ron' Miller (PA - R)
- Mark Mustio (PA - R)
- John D. Payne (PA - R)
- John M. Perzel (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph A. Petrarca (PA - D)
- Merle H. Phillips (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tina L. Pickett (PA - R)
- Jeffrey P. 'Jeff' Pyle (PA - R)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Quigley (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kathy L. Rapp (PA - R)
- Dave Reed (PA - R)
- Lawrence 'Larry' Roberts (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel E. 'Sam' Rohrer (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry O. Sather (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Curt Schroder (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel H. 'Sam' Smith (PA - R)
- Bruce I. Smith (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Curtis G. 'Curt' Sonney (PA - R)
- Edward G. 'Ed' Staback (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jess M. Stairs (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry A. Stern (PA - R)
- Thomas L. 'Tom' Stevenson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard R. 'Dick' Stevenson (PA - R)
- Thomas A. Tangretti (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Elinor Z. Taylor (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. Tigue (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Katie True (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Turzai (PA - R)
- Rod E. Wilt (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward P. Wojnaroski Sr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas F. 'Tom' Yewcic (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Peter J. Zug (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
