VA HB1395 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on July 18 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

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 These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. (June 26, 2015).

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Title

Same-sex marriages; civil unions.

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-07HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2016-07-18HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-07-18HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100144D

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