Arkansas Bill Prohibiting Same-Sex Marriage (HB 2098)

This law was last updated on Mar 31, 2017

State

Arkansas

Number

HB 2098

Status

Failed to Pass

Proposed

Mar 6, 2017

Topics

LGBTQ, Religious Freedom

Full Bill Text

www.arkleg.state.ar.us

HB 2098 would reenact certain provisions of Arkansas law previously deemed unconstitutional in order to prohibit same-sex marriage and provide that marriage may be only between a man and a woman.

The bill would void any same-sex marriage, regardless if it were contracted inside or outside the state.

The bill would prohibit any future licenses from being issued to a person to marry another person of the same sex, and no same-sex marriage would be recognized as entitled to the benefits of marriage.

STATUS

Withdrawn by author on March 14, 2017