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]

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 These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015).

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Title

Same-sex marriages; civil unions.

Sponsors


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]

History

DateChamberAction
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
2020-02-28SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 28, 2020
2020-02-25SenateSigned by President
2020-02-24HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-24SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB17ER)
2020-02-24SenateEnrolled
2020-02-19HouseVOTE: Passage (62-Y 38-N)
2020-02-19HousePassed House (62-Y 38-N)
2020-02-19HouseRead third time
2020-02-18HouseRead second time
2020-02-14HouseReported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 8-N)
2020-02-12HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-02-12HouseRead first time
2020-02-12HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-01-21SenatePassed Senate (25-Y 13-N)
2020-01-21SenateReconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-01-21SenateRead third time and passed Senate (24-Y 13-N)
2020-01-20SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB17S1
2020-01-20SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 20105902D-S1
2020-01-20SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-01-20SenateRead second time
2020-01-17SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-01-15SenateCommittee substitute printed 20105902D-S1
2020-01-15SenateIncorporates SB39 (Edwards)
2020-01-15SenateReported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
2020-01-08SenateMoved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
2019-11-18SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2019-11-18SenatePrefiled 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)

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB17
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB17+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB17S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB17ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0195+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0033+SB0017
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0063SB0017+SB0017
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0089SB0017+SB0017
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0091SB0017+SB0017
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0092SB0017+SB0017
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0313+SB0017
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1025+SB0017

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