Amend SB 292 as follows:
      (1) Following SECTION 45 of the bill (House Committee Report
Printing, page 36, between lines 6 and 7) insert the following new
SECTION, appropriately numbered:
      SECTION ___.  Chapter 810, Section 810.001, Government Code,
is amended by adding Subsections (g) and (h) to read as follows:
      (g)  "civil union" means any relationship status that grants
to the parties of the relationship the same legal protections,
benefits, and responsibilities as are granted to the spouses of a
marriage.
      (h)  For purposes of this title, the state may not give
effect to a:
            (1)  public act, record, or judicial proceeding that
recognizes or validates a marriage or civil union between persons
of the same sex; or
            (2)  right or claim asserted as a result of the
purported marriage or civil union.