SB 17 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Same-sex marriages; civil unions.

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 These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). This bill incorporates SB 39 and is identical to HB 1490.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Jan 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Nov 18, 2019 Signed Mar 6, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 19, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House (62-Y 38-N)

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 8-N)

lower

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 21, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (25-Y 13-N)

upper

Jan 21, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 13-N)

upper

Jan 20, 2020

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB17S1

upper

Jan 20, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20105902D-S1

upper

Jan 15, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N)

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Upper · Passed

Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name

upper

Nov 18, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Nov 18, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100591D

upper

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors