VA HB994 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0737)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0737)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Legal age for marriage. Establishes the legal age of marriage to be 18 years of age and eliminates the ability for a minor to be declared emancipated on the basis of the intent to marry. Legal age for marriage. Establishes the legal age of marriage to be 18 years of age and eliminates the ability for a minor to be declared emancipated on the basis of the intent to marry.
Title
Marriage; establishes legal age to be 18 years.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption #2 (57-Y 40-N) (Y: 57 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 42-N 1-A) (Y: 55 N: 42 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (11-Y 0-N 4-A) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N) (Y: 55 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 42-N 1-A) (Y: 55 N: 42 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (11-Y 0-N 4-A) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N) (Y: 55 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0737) | |
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 737 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB994ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-06 | House | VOTE: Adoption #2 (57-Y 40-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House (57-Y 40-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Reconsideration of Senate amendment agreed to by House |
| 2024-03-06 | House | VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 42-N 1-A) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House (55-Y 42-N 1-A) |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (11-Y 0-N 4-A) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House (55-Y 42-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Printed as engrossed 24104849D-E |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB994E |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-11 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104849D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | 241 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 1 | 331 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 1 | 333 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 1 | 333.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 1 | 334 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
