SB 1142 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Marriage; persons who may celebrate rites, authorizes current members of the General Assembly.

Summary

Persons who may celebrate rites of marriage; members of the General Assembly; statewide elected officials. Authorizes any current member of the General Assembly and the current Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General to celebrate the rites of marriage anywhere in the Commonwealth without the necessity of bond or order of authorization.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

Senate Passage

Jan 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2021

Signed into Law

Mar 2021

Introduced Jan 5, 2021 Signed Mar 11, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2021

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Jan 20, 2021

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

16 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 87 (effective 7/1/21)

executive

Feb 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 12, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 11, 2021

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Civil

lower

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 4-N 1-A)

upper

Jan 20, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 18, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 1-N 2-A)

upper

Jan 5, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Jan 5, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101298D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors