VA HB2689 | 2025 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 2689

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-29 - Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Penalty for failure to certify record of marriage; persons other than ministers. Provides that persons other than ministers authorized to celebrate the rites of marriage are subject to a $25 penalty for failing to certify the record of marriage. Under current law, such penalty is applicable only to ministers authorized to celebrate such rites of marriage.

Title

Marriage; penalty for failure to certify record, persons other than minister, subject to penalties.

Roll Calls

2025-01-29 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-27 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-29	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2025-01-27	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2025-01-24	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2025-01-16	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2025-01-16	House	Presented and ordered printed 25100168D

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2689
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2689/text/HB2689
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2689/20251/H08002V2511237
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2689/20251/H08V2511762