Commending the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Del. David Bulova
Sponsored bills
Celebrating the life of Officer Brian DavidSicknick.
Commending Edwin C. Roessler, Jr.
Commending Kirk Kincannon.
Voting Rights for Women Month. DesignatesNovember, in 2021 and in each succeeding year, as Voting Rights forWomen Month in Virginia.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable BernardS. Cohen.
Commending Redella S. Pepper.
Commending the Northern Virginia Associationof REALTORS®.
Celebrating the life of Robert E. Mannion.
Constitutional amendment (first reference);marriage; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; recognition ofsame-sex marriages. Repeals the constitutional provision definingmarriage as only a union between one man and one woman, as well asthe related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of theUnited States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges,576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the Commonwealthand its political subdivisions and its agents are required to issuemarriage licenses, recognize marriages, and treat all marriages equallyunder the law, regardless of the gender of the two parties to themarriage. The amendment further provides that religious organizationsand clergy acting in their religious capacity have the right to refuseto perform any marriage.