HB 1415 – AS INTRODUCED

2008 SESSION

08-2069

09/05

HOUSE BILL 1415

AN ACT relative to civil unions and marriages between parties of the same sex contracted outside of New Hampshire.

SPONSORS: Rep. Mooney, Hills 19; Rep. Hopfgarten, Rock 5; Rep. Rowe, Hills 6; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill states that civil unions and marriages between parties of the same sex contracted in out-of-state jurisdictions are not legally valid in New Hampshire.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

08-2069

09/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT relative to civil unions and marriages between parties of the same sex contracted outside of New Hampshire.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Civil Unions; Other Jurisdictions. Amend RSA 457-A:8 to read as follows:

457-A:8 Other Jurisdictions. A civil union or a marriage between a man and another man or a woman and another woman legally contracted outside of New Hampshire shall not be recognized as a civil union in this state[, provided that the relationship does not violate the prohibitions of this chapter].

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009.