VA SB101 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 760 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 760 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license. Provides that no person authorized to issue a marriage license shall deny the issuance of such license to two parties contemplating a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of the parties. The bill also requires that such lawful marriages be recognized in the Commonwealth regardless of the sex, gender, or race of the parties. The bill provides that religious organizations or members of the clergy acting in their religious capacity shall have the right to refuse to perform any marriage.
Title
Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license.
Sponsors
| Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] | Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D] | Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy [D] | Sen. Lamont Bagby [D] |
| Sen. Danica Roem [D] | Sen. Saddam Salim [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) (Y: 58 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N 1-A) (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N 1-A) (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 760 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB101ER) |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-21 | House | VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Passed House (58-Y 42-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N 1-A) |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name |
| 2024-01-03 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-03 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101679D |
Same As/Similar To
HB174 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0021)
