Marriage Equality Act (Vermont)
| An Act Relating to Civil Marriage | |
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| Vermont General Assembly | |
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| Citation | Act 3, Regular Session, Session Laws of Vermont 2009 |
| Territorial extent | State of Vermont |
| Passed by | Vermont General Assembly |
| Passed | April 6, 2009 |
| Vetoed by | Governor Jim Douglas |
| Vetoed | April 6, 2009 |
| Veto overridden | April 7, 2009 |
| Commenced | September 1, 2009 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | S.115 |
| Bill citation | Senate Bill No. 115 |
| Introduced by | Peter Shumlin, John F. Campbell, Claire D. Ayer |
| Summary | |
| "The purpose of this act is to recognize legal equality in the civil marriage laws and to protect the religious freedom of clergy and religious societies authorized to solemnize civil marriages." | |
| Keywords | |
| same-sex marriage | |
| Status: In force | |
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The Marriage Equality Act is a 2009 Vermont state law which legalized the officiating of marriages between same-sex couples in the state. The law went into effect on September 1, 2009. Vermont became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage, the first to do so by legislation rather than a court ruling.