Key Votes
SB 2138 - Repeal of Cohabitation Laws - Key Vote
North Dakota Key Votes
Stages
- April 27, 2007 Executive Signed
- March 1, 2007 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 9, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 4, 2007 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - April 27, 2007
Title: Repeal of Cohabitation Laws
Signed by Governor John Hoeven
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (48-41) - March 1, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Repeal of Cohabitation Laws
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that repeals North Dakota's cohabitation laws but makes it a misdemeanor for an unmarried couple to represent themselves as married.
Highlights:
-Changes the existing law so that living with a person of the opposite sex is no longer considered a sex crime (Sec. 2).
-Makes it a misdemeanor to represent oneself as married to a person of the opposite sex when unmarried (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (35-10) - Feb. 9, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Repeal of Cohabitation Laws
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that repeals North Dakota's cohabitation laws but makes it a misdemeanor for an unmarried couple to represent themselves as married.
Highlights:
-Changes the existing law so that living with a person of the opposite sex is no longer considered a sex crime (Sec. 2).
-Makes it a misdemeanor to represent oneself as married to a person of the opposite sex when unmarried (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 4, 2007
Title: Repeal of Cohabitation Laws
Sponsors
- Tracy Potter (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Lois Delmore (ND - D)
- Mary Ekstrom (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Hacker (ND - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nancy Johnson (ND - R)
- Carolyn C. Nelson (ND - D)
