Virginia House Joint Resolution 9

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 55-0)
Status: Passed on January 31 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-31 - Read third time
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage between two individuals; 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provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of persons and prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from denying the issuance of a marriage license to two parties contemplating a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of such parties. The Commonwealth and its political subdivisions are required to recognize any lawful marriage between two parties and to treat such marriages equally under the law, regardless of the sex, gender, or race of such parties. The amendment provides that religious organizations and clergy acting in their religious capacity have the right to refuse to perform any marriage.

Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons.

Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Rozia Henson [D]
Del. Joshua Thomas [D]	Del. Bonita Anthony [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]
Del. David Bulova [D]	Del. Katrina Callsen [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]
Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Rae Cousins [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Michael Feggans [D]
Del. Debra Gardner [D]	Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]
Del. Phil Hernandez [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Michael Jones [D]
Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Amy Laufer [D]	Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]
Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]	Del. Adele McClure [D]
Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Candi Mundon King [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. Atoosa Reaser [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Don Scott [D]	Del. Holly Seibold [D]
Del. Briana Sewell [D]	Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]
Del. J.J. Singh [D]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]	Del. Jeion Ward [D]
Del. Vivian Watts [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]	Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]
Sen. Barbara Favola [D]	Sen. Dave Marsden [D]	Sen. Stella Pekarsky [D]

2025-01-31 - Senate - Agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N) (Y: 24 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - Senate - Reading waived (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-28 - Senate - Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-14 - House - Agreed to by House (58-Y 35-N 2-A) (Y: 58 N: 35 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-11-13 - House - Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (16-Y 5-N) (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-31	Senate	Read third time
2025-01-31	Senate	Agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N)
2025-01-31	Senate	Read third time
2025-01-30	Senate	Passed by for the day
2025-01-30	Senate	Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2025-01-30	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-01-28	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N)
2025-01-15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2025-01-15	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2025-01-15	Senate	Laid on Clerk's Desk
2025-01-15	Senate	Received
2025-01-14	House	Agreed to by House (58-Y 35-N 2-A)
2025-01-14	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2025-01-14	House	Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
2025-01-14	House	Taken up
2025-01-13	House	Passed by for the day
2024-11-13	House	Committee substitute printed 25101510D-H1
2024-11-13	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
2024-02-09	House	Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
2024-01-03	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2024-01-03	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101382D

HJR9 (Carry Over) 2024-02-09 - Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HJ9
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HJR9/text/HJ9
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HJ9/text/HJ9
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HJ9/text/HJ9H1
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HJ9/20251/2510003
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HJ9/20251/2518184
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HJ9/20251/S08V824
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HJ9/20251/SV225
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HJ9/20251/SV245