AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18, Chapter 6; Title 36, Chapter 3 and Title 68, Chapter 3, relative to marriage.
- Introduced Jan 23, 2024
- In committee Jan 25, 2024
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Health, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to create a separate marriage license application form and marriage license form that may be used by applicants if the bride is a female and the groom is a male; prohibits a county clerk from certifying and recording this marriage license form if the form was used to solemnize a marriage between persons other than a female bride and a male groom. - Amends TCA Title 18, Chapter 6; Title 36, Chapter 3 and Title 68, Chapter 3.
Every action
8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled for introduction
- HouseIntro., P1C.
- CommitteeP2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
- CommitteeAssigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
- HouseSponsor(s) Added.
- HouseSponsor(s) Added.
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/5/2024 · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
- HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.
- JR John RaganR Primary sponsor · District 33
All 4 cosponsors
From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.