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HB623

Gender-neutral terms; prohibitions on same-sex marriage and civil unions removed from Code.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Marcus Simon (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Gender-neutral terms; prohibitions on same-sex marriage and civil unions removed from Code; certain gender-specific crimes; penalty.

Replaces the terms "husband" and "wife" as well as related terms with gender-neutral terms throughout the Code to comport with the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). The bill also 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, and it makes conforming changes to various laws involving married individuals and their rights stemming from marriage. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/06/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100908D
  • 01/06/2020 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/08/2020 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB623)
  • 02/04/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  • 02/06/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB623)
  • 02/06/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
  • 02/07/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 8-N)
  • 02/09/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/10/2020 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/11/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N)
  • 02/11/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/12/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
  • 02/19/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 5-N)
  • 02/19/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108628D-S1
  • 02/19/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 02/21/2020 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB623S1)
  • 02/21/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB623S1)
  • 02/26/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/28/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/28/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108628D-S1
  • 02/28/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 03/02/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 03/03/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 03/03/2020 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
  • 03/03/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB623S1
  • 03/03/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/04/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 03/04/2020 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108628D-S1 (53-Y 43-N)
  • 03/04/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/12/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/12/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB623ER)
  • 03/12/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/12/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/13/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB623ER)
  • 03/17/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
  • 03/17/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 04/09/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 900 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 04/09/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0900)

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