VA HB5 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-0)
Status: Introduced on November 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on November 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - 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 These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015).
Title
Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-02-16 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
2016-02-08 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
2016-02-04 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Constitutional Law |
2015-11-16 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2015-11-16 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100193D |
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB5 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB5+hil |