Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 213 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on August 6 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-01-27 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); marriage. Proposes the repeal of the constitutional amendment dealing with marriage that was approved by referendum at the November 2006 election. That amendment to the Bill of Rights (i) defines marriage as "only a union between one man and one woman"; (ii) prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage"; and (iii) prohibits the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "another union, partnership, or other legal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage."

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); marriage.

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

Sen. Janet Howell [D]

2015-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-27	Senate	Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
2015-01-22	Senate	Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments
2014-08-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2014-08-06	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100159D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SJ213
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SJ213+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S08V0064+SJ0213