HJ657: Constitutional amendment; repealing amendment dealing with marriage that was approved by referendum.
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, a majority of the members elected to each house agreeing, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Virginia be, and the same hereby is, proposed and referred to the General Assembly at its first regular session held after the next general election of members of the House of Delegates for its concurrence in conformity with the provisions of Section 1 of Article XII of the Constitution of Virginia, namely:
Repeal Section 15-A of Article I of the Constitution of Virginia as follows:
Section 15-A. Marriage.
That only a union between one man and one woman may
be a marriage valid in or recognized by this Commonwealth and its political
subdivisions.
This Commonwealth and its political subdivisions
shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried
individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or
effects of marriage. Nor shall this Commonwealth or its political subdivisions
create or recognize another union, partnership, or other legal status to which
is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of
marriage.