HB 2173 (Schnelting R-104) was voted out of General Laws Committee on February 26 and assigned to the House Rules Committee, up for a vote on March 5. The bill would turn all existing and future marriages into domestic unions. Rep. Schnelting and his colleagues are so threatened by LGBTQ marriages that the Missouri Legislature is attempting to take away Missouri's ability to recognize all marriages. Marriage is a legal status that automatically confers over a thousand federal rights and benefits and hundreds of additional rights and benefits under state law. These federal benefits would be eliminated under a "domestic union," many of which are intended to help families in times of crisis, such as an automatic right to visit a spouse in a hospital or to make medical decisions for an incapacitated spouse. As a country, we agree that all couples should have the ability to celebrate their love, declare their commitment, and affirm their equality under the law. Call members of the Rules Legislative Oversight Committee to OPPOSE HB 2173.

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Rep. Miller (Chair) (Lake Ozark): 573-751-3604

Rep. Christofanelli (St. Peters): 573-751-2949

Rep. Unsicker (Shrewsbury): 573-751-1285

Rep. Bondon (Belton): 573-751-2175

Rep. Chipman (Steelville): 573-751-1688

Rep. Fitzwater (Holts Summit): 573-751-5226

Rep. Houx (Warrensburg): 573-751-3850

Rep. Runions (Grandview): 573-751-0238

Rep. Sauls (Independence): 573-751-5701

Rep. Sommer (St. Charles): 573-751-1452