Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to repeal the prohibition on same sex marriage.
MARRIAGE -- Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to repeal the prohibition on same sex marriage.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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This legislation would provide for a constitutional amendment to establish the freedom of consenting adults to marry without government restriction, as has de facto been the law in Idaho since 2014. Legislative Council may use the following statement for the ballot explanation as to the effect of the question: “This proposed constitutional provision will remove the 2006 amendment purporting to prohibit marriage between individuals of the same sex.”
FISCAL NOTE
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This legislation, if approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate, will place a constitutional item on the November 2026 ballot. The cost of placing the question on the ballot can range from $0, if there is another questions already on the ballot, to approximately $200,000 for the additional page to be printed for the statewide ballots if this resolution is the only question on the November 2026 ballot.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed; Filed in the Office of the Chief Clerk
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2025
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Feb 5, 2025
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