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No. A marriage equality bill has never been introduced in the Texas legislature.
No. A domestic partnership bill has never been introduced in the Texas legislature.
First a committee review your bill ( initial stage of law) then its further review during the second reading. Now it will send to Congress who will pass it then in the last President passes the bill and it became a law.
A law when it is first proposed is a bill. When it passes both houses of the legislature and signed by the chief executive (governor or president) it then becomes a law.
The Governor of the State of Illinois signs bills that the Illinois State Legislature passes into law.
The Governor of the State of Illinois signs bills that the Illinois State Legislature passes into law.
In the United States, it can only happen one of these ways:The legislature passes a marriage equality bill and the governor (or president) signs it.The legislature passes a marriage equality bill and overrides an executive veto.A court of competent authority orders the government to permit same-sex couples to marry.The constitution is amended to guarantee same-sex couples the right to marry.It can be done by popular vote, state legislation, constitutional amendment, or federal ruling.
No. The Texas state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and, as a result, no governor of Texas has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. The Texas state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize civil unions and, as a result, no governor of Texas has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.