Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-14 - Continued to 2015 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); marriage. Proposes the repeal of the constitutional amendment dealing with marriage that was approved by referendum at the November 2006 election. That amendment to the Bill of Rights (i) defines marriage as "only a union between one man and one woman"; (ii) prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage"; and (iii) prohibits the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "another union, partnership, or other legal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage."

Constitutional amendment; marriage (first reference).

Sen. Donald McEachin [D]

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

2014-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2015 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-14	Senate	Continued to 2015 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
2013-11-18	Senate	Introduced bill reprinted 14100602D
2013-11-18	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2013-11-18	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100602D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+SJ1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SJ1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S08V0009+SJ0001