Colorado Natural Marriage And Adoption Act
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2020 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning promoting the formation of the natural family structure, and, in connection therewith, enforcing state law that marriage is between one man and one woman and restricting adoption of children by spouses in a marriage and partners in a civil union to those marriages and civil unions that consist of one man and one woman.
Bill Summary:
The bill permits a clerk to issue a license to marry and a marriage certificate only upon satisfactory proof that the marriage will be between one man and one woman, regardless of judicial decisions to the contrary.
The bill authorizes a court, county department, or licensed child placement agency to approve an adoptive placement of a child only with prospective parents whose marriage consists of one man and one woman, or whose civil union, if it were considered a marriage, is only between one man and one woman, regardless of any judicial decisions to the contrary, and to allow stepparent adoptions only to a parent who is in a marriage or civil union that is between one man and one woman.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Prime Sponsors
Representative
Stephen Humphrey
Committees
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 02/03/2020 | Introduced |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 20-1272 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion failed on a vote of 3-6. | Vote summary |
| Postpone House Bill 20-1272 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-3. | Vote summary |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/13/2020 | House | House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely |
| 02/03/2020 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
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