Virginia Senate Bill 1324 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 23 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-05 - Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Religious freedom; solemnization of marriage. Provides that no person shall be (i) required to participate in the solemnization of any marriage or (ii) subject to any penalty by the Commonwealth, or its political subdivisions or representatives or agents, solely on account of such person's belief, speech, or action in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman. The bill defines "person" as any (a) religious organization; (b) organization supervised by or controlled by or operated in connection with a religious organization; (c) individual employed by a religious organization while acting in the scope of his paid or volunteer employment; (d) successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing; or (e) clergy member or minister. The bill also defines "penalty." This bill is identical to HB 2025.

Religious freedom; definitions, marriage solemnization, participation, and beliefs.

Sen. Charles Carrico [R]

2017-04-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-05 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's veto agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto (20-Y 20-N) (Y: 20 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (57-Y 38-N) (Y: 57 N: 38 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (35-Y 4-N) (Y: 35 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-22 - Senate - Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (Y: 0 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (55-Y 41-N) (Y: 55 N: 41 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-16 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (12-Y 7-N) (Y: 12 N: 7 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-05	Senate	Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
2017-04-05	Senate	Senate sustained Governor's veto (21-Y 19-N)
2017-04-05	Senate	Reconsideration of Governor's veto agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
2017-04-05	Senate	Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
2017-04-05	Senate	Senate sustained Governor's veto (20-Y 20-N)
2017-03-23		Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2017-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
2017-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
2017-03-10	Senate	Signed by President
2017-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2017-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1324ER)
2017-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2017-02-24	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (57-Y 38-N)
2017-02-24	House	Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 38-N)
2017-02-24	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2017-02-24	Senate	Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2017-02-24	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
2017-02-23	House	Delegates: Freitas, Gilbert, Bell, John J.
2017-02-23	House	Conferees appointed by House
2017-02-23	Senate	Senators: Carrico, Reeves, Barker
2017-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2017-02-23	Senate	Senate acceded to request (35-Y 4-N)
2017-02-23	House	House requested conference committee
2017-02-23	House	House insisted on amendment
2017-02-22	Senate	House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
2017-02-21	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (55-Y 41-N)
2017-02-21	House	Passed House with amendment (55-Y 41-N)
2017-02-21	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2017-02-21	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2017-02-21	House	Read third time
2017-02-20	House	Read second time
2017-02-16	House	Reported from General Laws with amendment (12-Y 7-N)
2017-02-09	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2017-02-09	House	Read first time
2017-02-09	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-02-07	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2017-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-07	Senate	Printed as engrossed 17102265D-E
2017-02-07	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1324E
2017-02-07	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2017-02-07	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2017-02-07	Senate	Read second time
2017-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-03	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (8-Y 6-N)
2017-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2017-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102265D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1324
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1324+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1324E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1324ER+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S12V0090+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0331SB1324+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0393SB1324+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0397SB1324+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H11V0252+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2555+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0839SB1324+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0956SB1324+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV1039SB1324+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV1040SB1324+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV1041SB1324+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2807+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV1128SB1324+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV1129SB1324+SB1324
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV1130SB1324+SB1324