State Name	Total Number of States Incorporating Specific Language
Current Status of Law Concerning Marriage and Date of Passage
State Law Prohibits/Voids Same Sex/Same Gender Marriage	26
State Law Defines Marriage between a Man and a Woman	28
State Law Denies Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages Solemnized in Other States	28
State Law States that Same Sex Marriage is not Aligned with State Public Policy	15
State Law Defines "Spouse" as Referring Only to a Person of the Opposite Sex Who is Married as Husband or Wife	3