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Representative Zephyr urges repeal of Montana’s constitutional same-sex marriage ban; committee hears dozens of proponents
Summary
House Bill 798 would send a constitutional amendment to voters to repeal the state ban on same-sex marriage. Sponsor and a long list of proponents framed the measure as a code cleanup and a corrective of an outdated, discriminatory provision; opponents defended traditional marriage and cited child-welfare studies.
Representative Zoe Zephyr opened House Bill 798 as a proposed constitutional amendment to repeal Montana’s ban on same-sex marriage and explained the measure would proceed to voters if passed by the legislature. Zephyr walked the committee through Montana’s history — same-sex acts decriminalized in 1997, a 2004 constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage, and subsequent…
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