Michigan Senate committee hears proposal to lift state’s same-sex marriage ban: ‘We cannot go back’

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 1,226

Last Updated: 1 day, 18 hours ago

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Lawyers and advocates overwhelmingly on Thursday urged members of the Michigan Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee to pass a resolution that would put a constitutional amendment to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage on the ballot.

The resolution, introduced by Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Bloomfield), would seek to repeal Section 25 of Article 1 of the state’s constitution, which strictly states “the union of one man and one woman in …

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