State Information
Government Website:
http://www.illinois.gov/government/gov_legislature.cfm
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Outline of State Law
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| Current Status of Law Concerning Marriage and Date of Passage |
1996 - State Law Passed |
| State Law Prohibits/Voids Same Sex/Same Gender Marriage |
yes |
| State Law Defines Marriage between a Man and a Woman |
no |
| State Law Denies Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages Solemnized in Other States |
no |
| State Law States that Same Sex Marriage is not Aligned with State Public Policy |
no |
| State Law Defines "Spouse" as Referring Only to a Person of the Opposite Sex Who is Married as Husband or Wife |
no |
Statutory Provision
Illinois Compiled Statutes. Chap. 750-5, Part II, § 212. Prohibited Marriages.
(a) The following marriages are prohibited:
(5) a marriage between 2 individuals of the same sex.
Current Legislative Activity
Protect Marriage Illinois is currently collecting signatures to place a marriage amendment on ballot in November 2008. The text of the amendment would be:
"To secure and preserve the benefits of marriage for our society and for future generations, the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recongized as marriage or similar union for any purpose."
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U.S. Senators
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Richard Durbin, Democrat
http://durbin.senate.gov/
This senator was elected in 1996, therefore not present for the federal DOMA in 1996. The senator voted against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
Barack Obama, Democrat
http://obama.senate.gov/
This senator was elected in 2004, therefore not present for the federal DOMA in 1996 or the Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA) in 2004. The senator voted against the MPA in 2004.
State Public Policy Organizations Working on Marriage Issues
Illinois Family Institute
Protect Marriage Illinois
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