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.