TITLE: Relating to the preservation of the present definition of marriage.

SUMMARY: Relating to the preservation of the present definition of marriage.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Members of the Senate of the State of Texas do hereby affirm our sworn commitment to faithfully execute the duties of the office to which we have been duly elected and to uphold the Texas Constitution and preserve the intent of our state's supreme governing document; in effect since February 15, 1876, the Texas Constitution stands as the basis of principles that shall continue to guide the laws that we enact and the values that we promote; and WHEREAS, We solemnly proclaim that the institution of marriage is clearly established in Article 1, Section 32, of the Texas Constitution as a union consisting of one man and one woman; we also find that this belief is widely shared in Texas, exhibited by Article 1, Section 32, a constitutional amendment duly proposed by the 79th Texas Legislature and ratified by more than 76 percent of Texas voters participating in the November 8, 2005, election; and WHEREAS, Traditional marriage is the bedrock institution of both our society and the success Texas has been blessed to experience since our admission as the 28th state within these United States of America; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th Legislature, Regular Session, hereby affirm the preservation of the present definition of marriage as being the legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife and pledge to uphold and defend this principle that is so dearly held by Texans far and wide. Hancock Bettencourt Estes Nichols Birdwell Fraser Perry Burton Hall Schwertner Campbell Huffines Seliger Creighton Huffman Taylor of Galveston Eltife Kolkhorst Taylor of Collin Nelson Patrick, President of the Senate President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 10.