--- description: Three Republican lawmakers have filed the Uphold Historical Marriage Act, a bill seeking to outlaw same-sex marriage within North Carolina title: North Carolina Republicans File Bill to Ban Same-Sex Marriage image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ef109d0bb0614cb/6988b974fb4eacb061890b49/gettyimages-633210784.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # North Carolina Republicans File Bill to Ban Same-Sex Marriage by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 11, 2017 11:51 PM CUT  A view of the Supreme Court at dusk, January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. A view of the Supreme Court at dusk, January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC.Drew Angerer—Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 11, 2017 11:51 PM CUT Three Republican lawmakers have filed a bill seeking to outlaw [same-sex marriage](http://time.com/4705941/neil-gorsuch-gay-rights-same-sex-marriage/ "undefined") within North Carolina. House Bill 780, otherwise known as the “Uphold Historical Marriage Act,” says the [United States Supreme Court](http://time.com/4732671/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-justice/ "undefined") “overstepped its constitutional bounds” when it negated an amendment of North Carolina’s constitution in its 2015 landmark _Obergefell v. Hodges_ case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. > [](https://twitter.com/dominicholden/status/851902651923144706) If passed, North Carolina’s new bill would invalidate same-sex marriage, reportedly including marriages that have already been officiated — both in and out of the state — despite the Supreme Court’s ruling. The bill’s main sponsors are Reps. Larry Pittman, Michael Speciale, and Carl Ford, who in the filed bill cite a 61% affirmative vote for Article 14, Section 6 of the [state’s constitution](http://time.com/4725014/ncaa-north-carolina-repeal-hb2-decision/ "undefined") that voided same-sex marriage and civil unions in 2012. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4735573/north-carolina-republican-same-sex-marriage-bill-lgbt/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4735573/north-carolina-republican-same-sex-marriage-bill-lgbt/"},"headline":"North Carolina Republicans File Bill to Ban Same-Sex Marriage","datePublished":"2017-04-11T23:51:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:21:04.807Z","description":"The legislation claims the U.S. Supreme Court \"overstepped its constitutional bounds\"","url":"https://time.com/4735573/north-carolina-republican-same-sex-marriage-bill-lgbt/","keywords":["North Carolina","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ef109d0bb0614cb/6988b974fb4eacb061890b49/gettyimages-633210784.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ef109d0bb0614cb/6988b974fb4eacb061890b49/gettyimages-633210784.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Trump Announces His Supreme Court Nominee","caption":"President Trump Announces His Supreme Court Nominee","creditText":"Drew Angerer—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4735573/north-carolina-republican-same-sex-marriage-bill-lgbt/","name":"North Carolina Republicans File Bill to Ban Same-Sex Marriage"}}]}] ```