VA SJR11 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SJR11
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-16 - Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-16 - Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage between two individuals; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of persons and prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from denying the issuance of a marriage license to two parties contemplating a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of such parties. The Commonwealth and its political subdivisions are required to recognize any lawful marriage between two parties and to treat such marriages equally under the law, regardless of the sex, gender, or race of such parties. The amendment provides that religious organizations and clergy acting in their religious capacity have the right to refuse to perform any marriage. Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage between two individuals; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of persons and prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from denying the issuance of a marriage license to two parties contemplating a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of such parties. The Commonwealth and its political subdivisions are required to recognize any lawful marriage between two parties and to treat such marriages equally under the law, regardless of the sex, gender, or race of such parties. The amendment provides that religious organizations and clergy acting in their religious capacity have the right to refuse to perform any marriage.
Title
Constitutional amendment; marriage between two individuals.
Sponsors
Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] | Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D] | Sen. Ghazala Hashmi [D] | Sen. Dave Marsden [D] |
Sen. Jeremy McPike [D] | Sen. Stella Pekarsky [D] | Sen. Saddam Salim [D] | Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-01-16 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) |
2024-01-03 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
2024-01-03 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101222D |
Same As/Similar To
SJR11 (Carry Over) 2024-01-16 - Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)