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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA AND LEACH, FEBRUARY 1, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, further providing for persons |
3 | qualified to solemnize marriages. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 1503(b) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes, amended July 14, 2009 (P.L.81, No.18), is |
8 | amended to read: |
9 | § 1503. Persons qualified to solemnize marriages. |
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11 | (b) Religious organizations.--Every religious society, |
12 | religious institution or religious organization in this |
13 | Commonwealth may join persons together in marriage [when at |
14 | least one of the persons is a member of the society, institution |
15 | or organization, according to the rules and customs of the |
16 | society, institution or organization]. |
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18 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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