SENATE BILL 596
By Pody HOUSE BILL 878
By Fritts AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 29 and Title 36, relative to solemnization of
marriage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-301, is amended by adding the following as a new subsection:
(m) A person shall not be required to solemnize a marriage if the person has an
objection to solemnizing the marriage based on the person's conscience or religious beliefs.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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Amendment No. 1 to HB0878
Farmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No. 596* House Bill No. 878
by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-301, is amended by adding the following as a new subsection:
(m) A person shall not be required to solemnize a marriage.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 36-3-301
Amended with HA0065 -- 03/06/2023: 36-3-301