Same-sex marriages; civil unions. (HB1395)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria) with support from 20 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Daun Hester (D-Norfolk), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington), Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon), Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Same-sex marriages; civil unions. Repeals the statutory prohibitions on same-sex marriages and civil unions or other arrangements between persons of the same sex purporting to bestow the privileges and obligations of marriage. These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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07/18/2016 | Committee |
07/18/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100144D |
07/18/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/13/2017 | Assigned Courts sub: Constitutional Law |
02/07/2017 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia supports this bill that would repeal discriminatory, unconstitutional anti-marriage equality laws currently in our state code.