Virginia House Joint Resolution 476 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage. Proposes the repeal of the constitutional amendment dealing with marriage that was approved by referendum at the November 2006 election. That amendment to the Bill of Rights (i) defines marriage as "only a union between one man and one woman"; (ii) prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage"; and (iii) prohibits the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "another union, partnership, or other legal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage." The provisions of this section of the Constitution of Virginia are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015).

Constitutional amendment; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition (first reference).

Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Left in Privileges and Elections
2023-01-03	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2023-01-03	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102506D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HJ476
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HJ476+hil