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SB 1066 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Marriage records; divorce and annulment reports, eliminates requirement for identification of race.

Summary
Marriage records; divorce and annulment reports; identification of race. Eliminates the requirement that the race of married parties be included in marriage records, divorce reports, and annulment reports filed with the State Registrar. The bill also removes the requirement that the State Registrar include race data in the compilation and posting of marriage, divorce, and annulment data. This bill is identical to HB 180 and SB 62.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 17, 2020 Signed Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 211 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104573D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JA
Jennifer A. Kiggans
RRepublican
VA
7