Bill Text: NH HB240 | 2023 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to equal access to marriage.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-08 - Signed by Governor Sununu 05/04/2023; Chapter 23; eff: 07/03/2023 [HB240 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-HB240-Enrolled.html
HB 240 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2023 SESSION
23-0438
06/04
HOUSE BILL 240
AN ACT relative to equal access to marriage.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ming, Hills. 35; Rep. Wilhelm, Hills. 40; Rep. Nutting-Wong, Hills. 9; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42; Rep. Bay, Straf. 21
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds race to the equal access to marriage.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0438
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to equal access to marriage.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Short Title. This act shall be known as the "Marital Freedom Act."
2 Equal Access to Marriage; Regardless of Race. Amend RSA 457:1-a to read as follows:
457:1-a Equal Access to Marriage. Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 people. Any person who otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter may marry any other eligible person regardless of gender or race. Each party to a marriage shall be designated "bride," "groom," or "spouse."
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
