Same-sex marriages; civil unions. (HB1490)
Introduced By
Del. Nancy Guy (D-Virginia Beach) with support from 16 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Alex Askew (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Woodbridge), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Josh Cole (D-Stafford), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Martha Mugler (D-Hampton, Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas Park), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Kathy Tran (D-Springfield), Del. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico), Del. Rodney Willett (D-Henrico)
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 These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015).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 is identical to SB 17. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2020 | Committee |
| 01/08/2020 | Presented and ordered printed 20104109D |
| 01/08/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/17/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 01/22/2020 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2020 | Read first time |
| 01/27/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/28/2020 | Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N) |
| 01/28/2020 | VOTE: Passage (63-Y 34-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/29/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/12/2020 | Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/17/2020 | Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2020 | Enrolled |
| 02/20/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1490ER) |
| 02/20/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/21/2020 | Signed by President |
| 02/25/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020 |
| 02/25/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020 |
| 03/02/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 75 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 03/02/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0075) |