VA SB50 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-05 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on November 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-05 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [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 have been rendered obsolete by the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.
Title
Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
Sponsors
| Sen. John Edwards [D] | Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] |
Roll Calls
2018-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-05 | Senate | Incorporated by Courts of Justice |
| 2017-11-27 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2017-11-27 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101259D |
