Gender-neutral terms; prohibitions on same-sex marriage and civil unions removed from Code. (HB623)
Introduced By
Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church) with support from co-patron Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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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
Gender-neutral terms; prohibitions on same-sex marriage and civil unions removed from Code; certain gender-specific crimes; penalty. Replaces the terms "husband" and "wife," as well as related terms, with gender-neutral terms throughout the Code to comport with the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). The bill also 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, and it makes conforming changes to various laws involving married individuals and their rights stemming from marriage. Further, the bill makes applicable to all persons, regardless of the gender of the victim, the crimes of (i) assisting or aiding in the abduction of or threatening to abduct a female under 16 years of age for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution; (ii) placing or leaving one's wife in a bawdy place; and (iii) defaming the chaste character of a female. The bill provides that a defendant placed on probation may be ordered to provide support for the defendant's spouse; currently, the law only provides for support of a defendant's wife. The bill also amends various criminal and criminal procedure laws to make them applicable to both same-sex and opposite-sex married couples. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2020 | Committee |
01/06/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100908D |
01/06/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/08/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB623) |
02/04/2020 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
02/06/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB623) |
02/06/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) |
02/07/2020 | Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2020 | Read first time |
02/10/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/11/2020 | Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N) |
02/11/2020 | VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/12/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
02/19/2020 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108628D-S1 |
02/19/2020 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
02/21/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB623S1) |
02/21/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB623S1) |
02/26/2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2020 | Read third time |
02/28/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/28/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20108628D-S1 |
02/28/2020 | Passed by for the day |
03/02/2020 | Passed by for the day |
03/03/2020 | Read third time |
03/03/2020 | Passed by temporarily |
03/03/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB623S1 |
03/03/2020 | Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
03/04/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
03/04/2020 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108628D-S1 (53-Y 43-N) |
03/04/2020 | VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N) (see vote tally) |
03/12/2020 | Enrolled |
03/12/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB623ER) |
03/12/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
03/12/2020 | Signed by President |
03/13/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB623ER) |
03/17/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020 |
03/17/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
04/09/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 900 (effective 7/1/20) |
04/09/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0900) |
Comments
What will we have next speech codes for religions, churches and more? This is only the beginning that will end up creating state speech code sections with legal authority to frighten all who step out of line.