Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; issuance of order, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed Apr 12, 2023
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
58
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Apr 12, 2023
Became law
Enacted, Chapter 789 (effective 7/1/23)
Apr 12, 2023
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
Apr 12, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
Apr 12, 2023
Senate · Passed
Passed by temporarily
Apr 12, 2023
House of Delegates · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (58-Y 37-N)
Mar 27, 2023
Line-item veto
Governor's recommendation received by House
Mar 8, 2023
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Mar 8, 2023
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Mar 7, 2023
House of Delegates · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2071ER)
Feb 24, 2023
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 36-N)
Feb 24, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
Feb 24, 2023
Legislature · Reported by committee
Amended by conference committee
Feb 17, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Senate requested conference committee
Feb 15, 2023
House of Delegates · Failed
VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
Feb 15, 2023
House of Delegates · Amendment failed
Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 23106508D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
Feb 13, 2023
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (35-Y 5-N)
Feb 13, 2023
Senate · Amendment adopted
Amendment by Senator McClellan agreed to
Feb 13, 2023
Senate · Amendment offered
Reading of amendment waived
Feb 8, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 0-N 2-A)
Feb 8, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 30, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Jan 27, 2023
House of Delegates · Passed
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N)
Jan 27, 2023
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N)
Jan 23, 2023
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 3-N)
Jan 20, 2023
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
Jan 19, 2023
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
Jan 10, 2023
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
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