Virginia Senate Bill 41 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 30 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-20 - Requires 26 affirmative votes to pass in enrolled form
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, any civil liability, or any other action 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 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."

Religious freedom; marriage solemnization, participation, and beliefs.

Sen. Charles Carrico [R]

Sen. Richard Black [R]

Sen. Benton Chafin [R]

2016-04-20 - Senate - Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-10 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-10 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-10 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (20-Y 20-N) (Y: 20 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-03-09 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (59-Y 38-N) (Y: 61 N: 39 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Ruling of Chair Not Sustained (19-Y 20-N) (Y: 19 N: 20 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (25-Y 14-N) (Y: 25 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (28-Y 11-N) (Y: 28 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-20	Senate	Requires 26 affirmative votes to pass in enrolled form
2016-04-20	Senate	Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 18-N)
2016-03-30		Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2016-03-16		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-16	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/16/16
2016-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-03-11	Senate	Signed by President
2016-03-11	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB41ER)
2016-03-11	Senate	Enrolled
2016-03-10	Senate	Title replaced 16105987D-H1
2016-03-10	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2016-03-10	Senate	Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2016-03-10	Senate	Chair votes No
2016-03-10	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
2016-03-09	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (59-Y 38-N)
2016-03-09	House	Passed House with substitute (59-Y 38-N)
2016-03-09	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB41H1
2016-03-09	House	Committee substitute agreed to 16105987D-H1
2016-03-09	House	Read third time
2016-03-08	House	Passed by for the day
2016-03-07	House	Read second time
2016-03-03	House	Committee substitute printed 16105987D-H1
2016-03-03	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
2016-02-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
2016-02-17	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
2016-02-17	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2016-02-17	House	Read first time
2016-02-17	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-12	Senate	Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
2016-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-12	Senate	Printed as reengrossed 16101522D-E2
2016-02-12	Senate	Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB41E
2016-02-12	Senate	Ruling of Chair Not Sustained - (19-Y 20-N)
2016-02-12	Senate	Amendments by Senator Ebbin-Chair ruled germane
2016-02-12	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2016-02-12	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2016-02-12	Senate	Substitute by Senator Ebbin out of order 16105551D-S1
2016-02-12	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to (20-Y 19-N)
2016-02-12	Senate	Committee amendment reconsidered (25-Y 14-N)
2016-02-12	Senate	Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (28-Y 11-N)
2016-02-12	Senate	Floor substitute printed to Web only 16105515D-S1 (Ebbin)
2016-02-12	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2016-02-11	Senate	Printed as engrossed 16101522D-E
2016-02-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB41E
2016-02-11	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2016-02-11	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2016-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2016-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-08	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
2015-12-15	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2015-12-15	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101522D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB41
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB41+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB41E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB41S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB41E2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB41H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB41ER+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S12V0051+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0313SB0041+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0363SB0041+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0364SB0041+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0365SB0041+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0374SB0041+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0375SB0041+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0376SB0041+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H1104V0053+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H11V0256+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV1283+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV1006SB0041+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV1007SB0041+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV1008SB0041+SB0041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV1135SB0041+SB0041