Post by Logan on Mar 23, 2016 3:50:23 GMT -6
ND lawmakers mull changes to 70 sections of state law to reflect same-sex marriage ruling
BISMARCK – Seventy sections of North Dakota law covering everything from divorces and adoption to fishing and frog licenses will need revisions if the Legislature chooses to apply gender-neutral language to conform to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage, lawmakers were told Tuesday.
Sen. David Hogue, R-Minot, an attorney and chairman of the Legislature’s interim Judiciary Committee, said there are two schools of thought on the matter, one being from those who don’t like the Supreme Court ruling and harbor some optimism that it could change in the short term.
“They want to sort of resist through not making any changes,” he said.
Others believe state statute should be amended to reflect current law, Hogue said, saying he agrees with that position.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/3992347-nd-lawmakers-mull-changes-70-sections-state-law-reflect-same-sex-marriage-ruling
BISMARCK – Seventy sections of North Dakota law covering everything from divorces and adoption to fishing and frog licenses will need revisions if the Legislature chooses to apply gender-neutral language to conform to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage, lawmakers were told Tuesday.
Sen. David Hogue, R-Minot, an attorney and chairman of the Legislature’s interim Judiciary Committee, said there are two schools of thought on the matter, one being from those who don’t like the Supreme Court ruling and harbor some optimism that it could change in the short term.
“They want to sort of resist through not making any changes,” he said.
Others believe state statute should be amended to reflect current law, Hogue said, saying he agrees with that position.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/3992347-nd-lawmakers-mull-changes-70-sections-state-law-reflect-same-sex-marriage-ruling