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:

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   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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