Marriage certificates; parties able to designate themselves as spouse, bride, etc., on application. (HB1469)

Introduced By

Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield) with support from co-patrons Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), and Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington)

Progress

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

Description

Marriage certificates; names of parties. Provides that marriage certificates issued by the clerk shall, upon request, list the parties as spouse, bride, or groom. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/31/2014Committee
12/31/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101321D
12/31/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/13/2015Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
01/28/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
02/04/2015Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2015Read first time
02/09/2015Read second time and engrossed
02/10/2015Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N 1-A)
02/10/2015VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/11/2015Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2015Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/18/2015Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2015Committee substitute printed 15105194D-S1
02/20/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2015Read third time
02/23/2015Reading of substitute waived
02/23/2015Committee substitute agreed to 15105194D-S1
02/23/2015Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1469S1
02/23/2015Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2015Placed on Calendar
02/24/2015Senate substitute agreed to by House 15105194D-S1 (94-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/24/2015VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
03/06/2015Enrolled
03/06/2015Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1469ER)
03/06/2015Signed by Speaker
03/07/2015Signed by President
03/10/2015Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
03/10/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/27/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/15)
03/27/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.

Comments

Waldo Jaquith writes:

This is probably the first unobjectionable GLBT-related bill that I've seen Del. Albo file. Yay?

Helen Gregory writes:

First there should be no gay marriage. Marriage is between a man and a woman. God created Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve.

Waldo Jaquith writes:

Marriage is between a man and a woman. God created Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve.

This is awesome—a comment from 2005 somehow showed up today.