HB 2269 | Updating PA definition of marriage

Session: 2023-2024

ACLU-PA Position: Supports

HB 2269 (PN 3321) would amend Title 23 to update Pennsylvania's current definition of marriage and repeal the section that only recognizes marriage as being between a man and woman.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges held that the right to marry is a fundamental liberty guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment and should be available to everyone, including same sex couples.

HB 2269 would update the now-unconstitutional provisions under Pennsylvania statute to accurately reflect hard won protections for marriage equality, protections that are recognized under both state and federal law.

Check the bill's status here.