2006 — Timeline — Standing Record

Jul 10

Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt signed SB 894, barring school anti-bullying policies from naming protected student classes

On July 10, 2006, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt signed CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 894, an education bill passed by the Missouri General Assembly requiring every school district to adopt an anti-bullying policy by September 1, 2007. The law barred those mandatory policies from containing "specific lists of protected classes of students," preventing districts from naming LGBT or other groups as specifically protected even as the underlying policy was made compulsory statewide.

May 5

Georgia Gov. Perdue signed law requiring parental opt-out disclosure for school clubs, targeting Gay-Straight Alliances

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed SB 413 into law on May 5, 2006, an omnibus amendment to the state's compulsory school attendance statute that added new Code Section 20-2-705, requiring local school boards to publish every club's name, purpose, and faculty advisor in student codes of conduct and to give parents or guardians a form to decline their child's participation in any listed club. The provision followed the formation of a Gay-Straight Alliance-type club (PRIDE) at White County High School, and contemporaneous reporting and the bill's legislative opponents identified it as aimed at disclosing and letting parents veto students' participation in LGBTQ-supportive clubs.

Mar 7

Virginia General Assembly gave final passage to constitutional amendment banning recognition of same-sex marriage and civil unions

On March 7, 2006, the Virginia House of Delegates voted 76-22 to give final approval to SJ92, completing the second of two required successive-session passages of a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as only between one man and one woman and barring recognition of any other union, partnership, or legal status carrying marriage-like rights or obligations. The measure, chief-patroned by Senator Stephen D. Newman, was sent to Virginia voters, who ratified it in November 2006 as the Marshall-Newman Amendment.

Discriminatory policy

Feb 28

Wisconsin Legislature gave final passage to constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage

On February 28, 2006, the Wisconsin Assembly voted 62-31, with six members paired, to concur in 2005 Senate Joint Resolution 53, completing the second required legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. The Wisconsin Senate had adopted the resolution 19-14 on December 6, 2005. The Assembly's concurrence sent the amendment to the November 2006 general election ballot, where voters approved it and it took effect.

Discriminatory policy

Feb 15

Idaho Legislature passed HJR002, referring constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and other unmarried unions to voters

The Idaho Legislature completed passage of House Joint Resolution 2 (HJR002) on February 15, 2006, referring a new Section 28 to Article III of the Idaho Constitution to voters, providing that "a marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state." The House passed the measure 53-17 on February 6, 2006, and the Senate gave final passage 26-9 on February 15, 2006, completing the legislature's referral.

Discriminatory policy

Jan 6

Wisconsin Gov. Doyle approved law banning state funds for gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners and forensic patients

On January 6, 2006, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle approved 2005 Assembly Bill 184, published as 2005 Wisconsin Act 105, which created Wis. Stat. § 302.386(5m) barring the Department of Corrections from using state funds, state resources, or state-administered federal funds to provide or facilitate hormone therapy or sexual reassignment surgery for prisoners or forensic patients. The Assembly had passed the bill 82-15 and the Senate concurred in 2005 before Doyle's approval completed its enactment.