Same-sex marriages; civil unions. (SB17)
Introduced By
Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
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 These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). This bill incorporates SB 39 and is identical to HB 1490. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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11/18/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
11/18/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100591D |
11/18/2019 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
01/08/2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
01/15/2020 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
01/15/2020 | Incorporates SB39 (Edwards) |
01/15/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20105902D-S1 |
01/17/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2020 | Read second time |
01/20/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/20/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20105902D-S1 |
01/20/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB17S1 |
01/21/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2020 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2020 | Passed Senate (25-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
02/12/2020 | Read first time |
02/12/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/14/2020 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2020 | Read second time |
02/19/2020 | Read third time |
02/19/2020 | Passed House (62-Y 38-N) |
02/19/2020 | VOTE: Passage (62-Y 38-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2020 | Enrolled |
02/24/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB17ER) |
02/24/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2020 | Signed by President |
02/28/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 28, 2020 |
02/28/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 6, 2020 |
03/06/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 7/1/20) |
03/06/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195) |
Comments
This bill makes sense and seems like a no-brainer, especially after the Obergefell decision. I wonder why anyone voted against it at Richmond Sunlight. The public does not want the statutory prohibition, either.