North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HCR3013: A concurrent resolution urging the United States Supreme Court to restore the definition of marriage to a union between one man and one woman.
Status: Failed, March 13, 2025
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution urging the United States Supreme Court to restore the definition of marriage to a union between one man and one woman.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2025:
A concurrent resolution urging the United States Supreme Court to restore the definition of marriage to a union between one man and one woman. WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S.Ct. 2584 (2015), conflicts with the United States Constitution and the principles upon which the United States was established; and WHEREAS, liberty has long been understood as individual freedom from governmental action, not as a right to a particular governmental entitlement; and WHEREAS, Obergefell v. Hodges invokes a definition of liberty the framers of the United States Constitution would not have recognized, rejecting the idea captured in the Declaration of Independence that human dignity is innate, and instead suggesting it comes from the government; and WHEREAS, the framers of the United States Constitution proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights and refer to the laws of nature and God, to which all men are subject; and WHEREAS, Obergefell v. Hodges undermines this vision by declaring that citizens must seek dignity from the state; and WHEREAS, the judicial branch of government is authorized to interpret the law but it does not have the authority to legislate from the bench to enact policy decisions, as legislative powers are properly vested in the …
Sponsors
- Bill Tveit (R, 33) · primary sponsor
- Karen Anderson (R, 19)
- David Clemens (R, 16)
- Mark Enget (R, 2)
- Donna Henderson (R, 15)
- Jeff Hoverson (R, 3)
- Randy Lemm (R, 20)
- Jeffery Magrum (R, 8)
- Desiree Morton (R, 46)
- SuAnn Olson (R, 8)
- Karen Rohr (R, 31)
- Kent Weston (R, 15)
Latest actions
- : Second reading, failed to adopt
- : Reported back without recommendation 6 1 0
- : Committee Hearing 03:15
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
- : Received from House
- : Second reading, adopted yeas 52 nays 40
- : Laid over two legislative days
- : Laid over one legislative day
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 1 2
- : Committee Hearing 10:00
Votes
- Final Passage (February 24, 2025): 52 yea, 40 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HCR3013?
- HCR3013 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A concurrent resolution urging the United States Supreme Court to restore the definition of marriage to a union between one man and one woman.
- What does HCR3013 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution urging the United States Supreme Court to restore the definition of marriage to a union between one man and one woman.
- What is the status of HCR3013?
- Failed as of March 13, 2025. Latest action: Second reading, failed to adopt (March 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR3013?
- Bill Tveit (R, 33), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR3013?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo3013.html
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