Virginia House Joint Resolution 55 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); 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) defined marriage as "only a union between one man and one woman," (ii) prohibited 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) prohibited 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."

Constitutional amendment; repeals 2006 referendum dealing with marriage (first reference).

Del. David Englin [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-16		House: Left in Privileges and Elections
2010-01-11		House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2010-01-11		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100772D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+HJ55
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HJ55+hil