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H. B. No. 63 As Reported by the House State Government CommitteeAs Reported by the House State Government Committee
128th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2009-2010 |
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Representatives Letson, Fende
Cosponsors:
Representatives Yuko, Slesnick, Stewart, Schneider, Sayre, Goyal, Foley, Harris, Harwood, Pillich, Hagan, Winburn, Skindell, Williams, S., Patten, Garland, Bolon, Mallory
A BILL
To amend section 3101.08 and to enact section 101.261
of the Revised Code to permit members of the
General Assembly to perform civil marriage
ceremonies in Ohio.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 3101.08 be amended and section
101.261 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 101.261. Each member currently holding office in the
general assembly has the authority and jurisdiction to perform
marriage ceremonies anywhere in the state. Any fee collected by
the member for performance of a marriage ceremony shall be donated
directly to a foundation or other charitable organization that is
exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code. A fee collected and donated as
described in this section shall not be considered a violation of
section 102.03 or 102.04 of the Revised Code or Section 31 of
Article II, Ohio Constitution.
Sec. 3101.08. The following persons may join together as
husband and wife any persons who are not prohibited by
law from
being joined in marriage:
(A) An ordained or licensed minister of any religious society
or
congregation within this state who is licensed to solemnize
marriages, a;
(B) A judge
of a county court in accordance with section
1907.18 of the Revised Code, a;
(C) A
judge of a municipal court in accordance with section
1901.14 of the Revised
Code, a;
(D) A probate judge in accordance with section 2101.27 of the
Revised Code,
the;
(E) A current member of the general assembly in accordance
with section 101.261 of the Revised Code;
(F) The mayor of a municipal corporation in any county in
which such municipal
corporation wholly or partly lies, the;
(G) The superintendent of the state school for
the deaf, or
any;
(H) Any religious society in conformity with the rules of its
church,
may join together as husband and wife any persons who are
not prohibited by
law from being joined in marriage.
Section 2. That existing section 3101.08 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
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