VA HB1115 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Solemnization of marriage; eliminating government oversight of religious rites of marriage. Establishes a consistent procedure for the solemnization of marriages in the Commonwealth; protects against government intrusion in the religious rites of marriage and eliminates the need for judicial decisions about who is a "minister;" decriminalizes the unlicensed celebration of the religious rite or sacrament of marriage where no legal recognition is sought or implied.
Title
Solemnization of marriage; eliminating government oversight of religious rites.
Sponsors
Del. David Englin [D] | Del. Kaye Kory [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-02-14 | House: Left in Courts of Justice | |
2012-01-30 | House: Subcommittee recommends no action by voice vote | |
2012-01-17 | House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil | |
2012-01-11 | House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
2012-01-11 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12104018D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB1115 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB1115+hil |