Virginia House Joint Resolution 58 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); marriage. Proposes to replace the language of the constitutional amendment dealing with marriage that was approved by referendum at the November 2006 election with new language that provides that "the freedom to choose to marry another person resides with the individual, and cannot be infringed upon by this Commonwealth, except on the basis of age, kinship, or marital status, as prescribed by law." The new amendment language also requires the Commonwealth to recognize any marriage between two persons performed in any other state or jurisdiction that would be lawful in the Commonwealth and specifies that a minister or civil celebrant authorized to perform marriages in the Commonwealth does not infringe upon the rights guaranteed by the Constitution if that individual refuses to perform the marriage of any persons.

Constitutional amendment; marriage (first reference).

Del. Rob Krupicka [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-12	House	Left in Privileges and Elections
2014-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2014-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100942D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HJ58
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HJ58+hil