This clarification was necessary because in the court decision that upheld Proposition 8 as valid, the California Supreme Court held that all same-sex couples who married in California before November 5, 2008 are still legally married, and their marriages are entitled to full legal recognition in every respect, just like the marriages of different-sex couples. The court based that ruling on the fact that Proposition 8 did not say that it was intended to retroactively take away anyoneÂ’s marriage, and that same-sex couples, their families, and third parties (like employers or lenders) had reasonably relied on the belief that their marriages would be permanent.
SB 54
Nah, if they fit the requirements of this bill (signed into law in CA), then yes, they are legally married in CA.