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Adoption of marriage amendments over time. Prior to the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.Hodges (2015), U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions of several different types passed, banning legal recognition of same-sex unions in U.S. state constitutions, referred to by proponents as "defense of marriage amendments" or "marriage protection amendments."
Prop 8 was later found to be unconstitutional and same-sex marriage was allowed to resume. [4] Thirty states passed state constitutional amendments defining marriage as being between one man and one woman. On June 26, 2015, all amendments banning same-sex marriage were invalidated by the Supreme Court's ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges.
Here in Kentucky, voters will have the unique chance to enshrine our pro-life values with Constitutional Amendment 2. Kentucky’s Amendment 2 is as simple as it is profound.
Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment: 2018 California Proposition 7, would let the state legislature give a permanent daylight saving time if the federal government approves of it. This amendment passed [13] 2018 California Proposition 8 [14] 2018 California Proposition 10 [15] 2018 California Proposition 11 [16] 2018 California ...
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The legal effect of the court ruling was curtailed by another voter initiative called Proposition 8 later that year. [76] Proposition 8 was upheld by the California Supreme Court in 2009, holding that same-sex couples have all the rights of heterosexual couples, except the right to the "designation" of marriage. [ 77 ]
Laws that are passed come into effect on July 1 of the year that act was passed or after 90 days, whichever was later. Remove legislative session end dates. Limit legislative sessions in odd-numbered years to 30 days and in even-numbered years to 60 days.