SB 459 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Constitutional Repeal of Art. XIV Sec. 6.

SB 459 proposes to amend North Carolina's constitution by removing Article XIV Section 6, which currently states that "marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State." If approved by voters in the November 2026 general election, this constitutional change would eliminate the state's legal restriction on same-sex marriage recognition. The bill would require a majority vote in favor to take effect on January 1, 2027, changing the constitutional framework governing marriage validity. This bill directly affects all North Carolina residents by altering the state's constitutional definition of marriage.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2025

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Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Last action Mar 25, 2025

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This bill document underwent minor formatting and versioning changes as it moved from filing to its first edition. The changes include updating the bill number identifier from a draft code to the official version number, adding the Rules and Operations Committee referral date, and adjusting the header formatting. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content.

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Updated bill identifier from draft code DRS35193-NJy-19A to official version S459-v-1

Added specific referral date (March 25, 2025) to Rules and Operations of the Senate

Reformatted header layout and removed blank lines for cleaner presentation

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Mar 25, 2025

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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Mar 24, 2025

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2 primary · 6 co-sponsors