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Representative introduces constitutional amendment to repeal Montana’s same-sex marriage ban; supporters urge vote of the people
Summary
Representative Zoey Zephyr introduced House Bill 798, a proposed constitutional amendment to repeal the state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Dozens of proponents testified about family stability and legal protections; opponents urged preservation of traditional marriage and cited studies they said show different child outcomes.
Representative Zoey Zephyr opened a House Judiciary Committee hearing on House Bill 798, a proposed constitutional amendment to repeal the state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and send the question to Montana voters.
Zephyr framed the amendment as a long-overdue cleanup of the constitution and a recognition of marriages that federal and state courts already treat as lawful. “It is the university itself and the surrounding areas,” Zephyr said by way of introducing herself; she recounted her own recent marriage and said the ban is “a relic of a crueler time.”
The hearing drew…
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