Virginia House Joint Resolution 557 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-03 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
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 The provisions of this section of the Constitution of Virginia are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015).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; marriage (first reference).

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-03	House	Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
2021-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HJ582-Sickles) by voice vote
2021-01-14	House	Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100912D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HJ557
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HJ557+hil