Virginia Subject | Constitutional Amendments

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
VA	SJR272	Pass	Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution shall have the fundament right t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-03-31 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)
VA	SJR270	Pass	Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage; 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 pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-03-31 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0518)
VA	HJR582	Pass	Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage; 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 pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-03-31 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0517)
VA	HJR555	Pass	Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution shall have the fundament right t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-03-31 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516)
VA	SJR289	Engross Sine Die	Constitutional amendment (first reference); local government; sale of property; authority to grant perpetual easements to units of government. Allows easements on public property to be granted in perpetuity to a public body, political subdivision, or... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-02-17 Tabled in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 5-N)
VA	SJR275	Engross Sine Die	Constitutional amendment (first reference); public schools in the Commonwealth; equitable educational opportunities. Requires the General Assembly to provide for a system of public schools in the Commonwealth with equitable educational opportunities ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-02-17 Tabled in Privileges and Elections (11-Y 10-N)
VA	SJR310	Engross Sine Die	Constitutional amendment; length of regular sessions convened in odd-numbered years. Amends the Constitution of Virginia to provide that a regular session of the General Assembly convened in an odd-numbered year shall continue for no longer than 46 d... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-02-17 Tabled in Privileges and Elections (17-Y 2-N)