AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 36; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to marriage.
As introduced, enacts the "Marital Contract at Common Law Recording Act"; authorizes county clerks to accept and record a record of common law marriage between one man and one woman; limits the jurisdiction of circuit courts and chancery courts in cases involving the definition of common law marriage to the principles of common law marriage. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 36; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68.
113th General Assembly
Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, is amended by adding the following as a new part: 36-3-201. Findings. The general assembly finds that: (1) The existence of a marital relationship between one (1) man and one (1) woman in this state is not dependent on enacted positive law, and the positive law cannot abolish the existence and creation of such a marital relationship but only regulate the mode by which a man and a woman enter into the marital relationship;
(2) The ninth amendment to the United States constitution guarantees to the people of this state the rights held by the people at common law, and the right of a man and a woman to enter into a marital relationship as defined at common law in terms of husband and wife will not be denied or disparaged by a construction of any enumerated rights in the constitution;
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-11 | 13:00 | Hearing | Cordell Hull Building | Senate Judiciary Hearing |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2024-03-20 | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2024-03-12 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to final calendar |
| 2024-03-11 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2024 |
| 2024-03-11 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024 |
| 2024-03-06 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024 |
| 2023-02-06 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2023-02-02 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2023-01-31 | Filed for introduction |