S 115 - Same-Sex Marriage - Vermont Key Vote
Clem Bissonnette voted Nay (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Veto Override Passed
- April 7, 2009
- Senate Veto Override Passed
- April 7, 2009
- Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 6, 2009
- Executive Vetoed
- April 6, 2009
- House Bill Passed
- April 3, 2009
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 23, 2009
- Introduced
- March 17, 2009
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Title: Same-Sex Marriage
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to override a veto of a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage.
Highlights:
-Changes definition of marriage to a legally recognized union between two people (Sec. 5). -Does not require a member of the clergy to perform any marriage, and refusal to perform a marriage is not cause for any civil claim or cause of action (Sec. 9). -Does not affect the ability of a society to determine its own membership (Sec. 10). -Does not require a religious organization to provide services for the solemnization of a marriage (Sec. 11).
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NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO.
Title: Same-Sex Marriage
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to override a veto of a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage.
Highlights:
-Changes definition of marriage to a legally recognized union between two people (Sec. 5). -Does not require a member of the clergy to perform any marriage, and refusal to perform a marriage is not cause for any civil claim or cause of action (Sec. 9). -Does not affect the ability of a society to determine its own membership (Sec. 10). -Does not require a religious organization to provide services for the solemnization of a marriage (Sec. 11).
More Info About this Vote
NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO.
Title: Same-Sex Marriage
Title: Same-Sex Marriage
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage.
Highlights:
-Changes definition of marriage to a legally recognized union between two people (Sec. 5). -Does not require a member of the clergy to perform any marriage, and refusal to perform a marriage is not cause for any civil claim or cause of action (Sec. 9). -Does not affect the ability of a society to determine its own membership (Sec. 10). -Does not require a religious organization to provide services for the solemnization of a marriage (Sec. 11).
Title: Same-Sex Marriage
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that redefines marriage in gender and religiously neutral terms.
Highlights:
-Changes definition of marriage to "a legally recognized union of two people" and removes gender-specific connotations from terms used to describe marital or familial relationships (Sec. 5). -Forbids marriages in which either party is under age 16, even if the marriage receives district approval (Sec. 8). -Allows a member of the clergy to refuse to perform any marriage, and notes that refusal to perform marriages shall not create any civil claim or cause of action (Sec. 9). -Takes effect September 1, 2009 (Sec. 11).
Title: Same-Sex Marriage