Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 214 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on October 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-01-27 - Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
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 (first resolution); marriage.

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Sen. John Edwards [D]	Sen. Janet Howell [D]	Sen. Donald McEachin [D]
Sen. Barbara Favola [D]

2015-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-27	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
2015-01-22	Senate	Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments
2014-10-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2014-10-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100385D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SJ214
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SJ214+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S08V0065+SJ0214