NO CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTION

FOR UNMARRIED COUPLES




House Bill 4258

Sponsor: Rep. Clark Bisbee

Committee: Constitutional Law and Ethics


Complete to 3-8-99



A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4258 AS INTRODUCED 2-11-99


The bill would amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to add definitions of "martial status" and "cohabiting," thereby prohibiting civil rights protection under the act for unmarried couples who lived together "as husband and wife." The bill would define "cohabiting" to mean "living together as husband and wife without being lawfully married," and "marital status" to mean "being lawfully married" or "being unmarried and not cohabiting with another person."


MCL 37.2103
























Analyst: S. Ekstrom


This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.