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Senate Bill 2264 would modernize marriage language in North Dakota statutes; supporters and faith groups clash in committee
Summary
Senate Bill 2264 updates statutory language to use gender-neutral terms and to align state law with recent federal protections; supporters framed the change as inclusive modernization, while religious and conservative groups opposed redefining marriage's statutory language.
Senate Bill 2264, which would modernize North Dakota statutes to use gender-neutral terms for marriage and recognize unions between two consenting adults regardless of gender, drew a short hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee with clear lines between supporters and opponents.
Sen. Ryan Brownberger, sponsor of SB 2264, told the committee the bill replaces gendered terms such as "husband" and "wife" with inclusive language such as…
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