Marriage ceremonies; performance by a minister commissioned to pastoral ministry. (SB249)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Marriage ceremonies; performance by commissioned lay pastors.  Allows commissioned lay pastors to obtain an order granting them the authority to perform marriage ceremonies. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100309D
01/10/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/16/2012Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/17/2012Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/17/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/17/2012Motion to reconsider reading dispensed agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/17/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/18/2012Read second time
01/18/2012Reading of amendment waived
01/18/2012Committee amendment agreed to
01/18/2012Engrossed by Senate as amended SB249E
01/18/2012Printed as engrossed 12100309D-E
01/19/2012Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2012Placed on Calendar
02/13/2012Read first time
02/13/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/16/2012Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
02/27/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
02/27/2012Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2012Read second time
03/01/2012Read third time
03/01/2012Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
03/01/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2012Enrolled
03/06/2012Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB249ER)
03/06/2012Signed by Speaker
03/08/2012Signed by President
04/04/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 565 (effective 7/1/12)
04/04/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 35 seconds.