VirginiaConstitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons.
What it does
Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015).
More detail
The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from denying the issuance of a marriage license to two adult persons seeking a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of such persons. The Commonwealth and its political subdivisions are required to recognize any lawful marriage between two adult persons and to treat such marriages equally under the law, regardless of the sex, gender, or race of such persons.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0605)Latest
- Mar 24Assigned Chapter 605 (Effective 7/01/25)Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ249ER)Passed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 13Agreed to by House (58-Y 34-N)
- Vote recorded Agreed to by House (56-Y 35-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Agreed to by House (58-Y 34-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- Feb 13Agreed to by House (56-Y 35-N)
- Feb 13Taken up
- Feb 12Passed by for the day
- Feb 7Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 21Read third time and agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N)Passed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Read third time and agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 17Passed by for the day
- Jan 16Read first timeMinor
- Jan 14Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- 2024
- Nov 25Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Nov 25Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100123DIntroduced