VA SB17 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on March 6 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on March 6 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Same-sex marriages; civil unions. Repeals the statutory prohibitions on same-sex marriages and civil unions or other arrangements between persons of the same sex purporting to bestow the privileges and obligations of marriage. These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015).
Title
Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
Sponsors
| Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] | Sen. John Edwards [D] | Sen. Lynwood Lewis [D] | Sen. Monty Mason [D] |
| Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D] | Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D] |
Roll Calls
2020-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 38-N) (Y: 62 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 13-N) (Y: 25 N: 13 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 13-N) (Y: 24 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 13-N) (Y: 25 N: 13 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 13-N) (Y: 24 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-06 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195) | |
| 2020-03-06 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| 2020-02-28 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 6, 2020 | |
| 2020-02-28 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 28, 2020 |
| 2020-02-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2020-02-24 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2020-02-24 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB17ER) |
| 2020-02-24 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2020-02-19 | House | VOTE: Passage (62-Y 38-N) |
| 2020-02-19 | House | Passed House (62-Y 38-N) |
| 2020-02-19 | House | Read third time |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Read second time |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 8-N) |
| 2020-02-12 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2020-02-12 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-12 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2020-01-21 | Senate | Passed Senate (25-Y 13-N) |
| 2020-01-21 | Senate | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-21 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 13-N) |
| 2020-01-20 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB17S1 |
| 2020-01-20 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 20105902D-S1 |
| 2020-01-20 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2020-01-20 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2020-01-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-15 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 20105902D-S1 |
| 2020-01-15 | Senate | Incorporates SB39 (Edwards) |
| 2020-01-15 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) |
| 2020-01-08 | Senate | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| 2019-11-18 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2019-11-18 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100591D |
Same As/Similar To
SB39 (Similar To) 2020-01-15 - Incorporated by Judiciary
HB1490 (Same As) 2020-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0075)
HB1490 (Same As) 2020-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0075)
