Monday, May 18, 2015

CALL TO ACTION/TEXAS/MAY, 2015

CALL TO ACTION/TEXAS/MAY, 2015

   Texas, we have a problem.  Here is a house bill that was killed in this session of our state House of Representatives:  HB 4105. 

  HB 4105's bill title is:  Relating to the issuance, enforcement, and recognition of marriage licenses and declarations of informal marriage.  It had 90 co-sponsors, all republican.  It is currently on the General State Calendar, but I understand there was a "deadline" in there so the bills were killed on 5/14/2015.

  The piece of legislation that needs to be approved is:

By:  Cook C.S.H.B. No. 4105
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the issuance, enforcement, and recognition of marriage
  licenses and declarations of informal marriage.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  This Act may be cited as the Preservation of
  Sovereignty and Marriage Act.
         SECTION 2.  The purpose of this Act is to affirm that the
  definition and regulation of marriage is within the sole authority
  and realm of the separate states and the people within those states.
         SECTION 3.  Subchapter B, Chapter 1, Family Code, is amended
  by adding Section 1.109 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1.109.  CERTAIN MARRIAGE LICENSES AND DECLARATIONS OF
  INFORMAL MARRIAGE PROHIBITED. (a) This state or a political
  subdivision of this state may not use any funds to issue, enforce,
  or recognize a marriage license or declaration of informal marriage
  for a union other than a union between one man and one woman.
         (b)  An employee or official of this state or a political
  subdivision of this state may not issue, enforce, or recognize a
  marriage license or declaration of informal marriage for a union
  other than a union between one man and one woman.
         (c)  This state or a political subdivision of this state may
  not use any funds to enforce an order requiring the issuance,
  enforcement, or recognition of a marriage license or declaration of
  informal marriage for a union other than a union between one man and
  one woman.
         SECTION 4.  Section 194.001, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  A county clerk may not file, and the vital statistics
  unit may not enter into the vital statistics system, a document copy
  described by Subsection (a) or (b) that is associated with a union
  other than a union between one man and one woman. If the vital
  statistics unit determines that the document copy is associated
  with a union other than a union between one man and one woman, the
  vital statistics unit shall provide the document copy to the
  attorney general.
         SECTION 5.  Section 118.018, Local Government Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  If a state agency determines that a marriage license fee
  was collected for a marriage license that is associated with a union
  other than a union between one man and one woman, the county clerk
  shall remit $30 to the comptroller. The comptroller shall deposit
  funds remitted under this subsection into the general revenue fund.
         SECTION 6.  Section 118.019, Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 118.019.  DECLARATION OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE. (a) The
  fee for "Declaration of Informal Marriage" under Section 118.011 is
  for all services rendered in connection with the execution of a
  declaration of informal marriage under Section 2.402 [1.92], Family
  Code. The fee shall be collected at the time the service is
  rendered.
         (b)  If a state agency determines that a declaration of
  informal marriage fee was collected for a declaration of informal
  marriage that is associated with a union other than a union between
  one man and one woman, the county clerk shall remit $12.50 to the
  comptroller. The comptroller shall deposit funds remitted under
  this subsection into the general revenue fund.
         SECTION 7.  Except as otherwise provided by this section,
  Section 194.001(c), Health and Safety Code, and Sections 118.018(d)
  and 118.019(b), Local Government Code, as added by this Act, apply
  only to a marriage license issued or declaration of informal
  marriage recorded on or after the effective date of this Act. If
  this Act takes effect before June 1, 2015, Section 194.001(c),
  Health and Safety Code, and Sections 118.018(d) and 118.019(b),
  Local Government Code, as added by this Act, do not apply to a
  marriage license issued or declaration of informal marriage
  recorded before that date.
         SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2015.


The underlined is what we are wanting passed.


  
   SO HERE IS YOUR CALL TO ACTION:

DanPatrickSenate.jpg
photo courtesy of Wikipedia



   PLEASE PHONE LT. GOV. DAN PATRICK, WHO HAS THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF, AND ASK HIM TO INTRODUCE THIS BILL INTO THE TEXAS SENATE AND PASS IT THERE.  YOU CAN REACH HIM AT (512) 463-0001.  ASK HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LANGUAGE HE INTRODUCES INTO THE SENATE BILL IS THE SAME AS WAS IN THE HOUSE BILL.  DON'T DELAY, CALL TODAY!  HE NEEDS TO HEAR FROM ALL OF US.

   YOU CAN GO FURTHER!

   WE ARE ALSO ASKING THAT YOU CONTACT EACH THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES AND INFORM THEM THAT YOU WANT TO PRESERVE NATURAL MARRIAGE:  ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN!  THIS WILL INVOLVE WRITING A LETTER OR FAXING THEM.  I KNOW IT IS MORE WORK THAN MOST OF US ARE WILLING TO INVEST, BUT WE ARE IN A MAJOR BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE OF GENERATIONS TO COME!

 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
1 FIRST STREET, NE
WASHINGTON, DC  20543

SUPREME COURT FAX NUMBER:  202-479-2071

   CAN WE COUNT ON YOU?

   PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND ASK THEM TO JOIN US WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR FAMILIES.  DON'T ALLOW A FEW ACTIVISTS OR JUDGES WHO LEGISLATES FROM THE BENCH TO STEAL YOUR FREEDOMS.  THIS IS YOUR COUNTRY, THIS IS YOUR BATTLE!


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1 comment:

  1. i phoned Lt. Gov. Patrick's office just after publishing this post. i spoke briefly to the young man in the call center, then was forwarded to his voice mail because i asked for a call back to let me know what he will do for us.

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