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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Espinosa

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/18/08

HB 47

SHORT TITLE Relating to Marriage

SB

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 47, Relating to Marriage; Defining Marriage as a Civil Contract between One Man

and One Women, establishes that marriage is contemplated by the law as a civil contract between

one man and one woman.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

House Bill 47 establishes that marriage is contemplated by the law as a civil contract between

one man and one woman for which the consent of the contracting parties is essential.

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