Sen. Stella Pekarsky

Co-sponsor SJ 44

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable Mark C. Simmons.

Commending the Honorable Mark C. Simmons.

Passed Jan 29, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 50

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending John T. Frey.

Commending John T. Frey.

Passed Jan 29, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 69

Passed · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Commending Sandra Gioia Treadway.

Commending Sandra Gioia Treadway.

Passed Jan 25, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 40

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable Grace Burke Carroll.

Commending the Honorable Grace Burke Carroll.

Passed Jan 22, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 41

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable Gayl Y. Branum Carr.

Commending the Honorable Gayl Y. Branum Carr.

Passed Jan 22, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 1

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).

Constitutional amendment (first reference);fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that everyindividual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom andthat the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about allmatters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, orotherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified bya compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictivemeans. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action against an individualfor exercising the individual's right to reproductive freedom orfor aiding another individual in the exercise of such right, unlessjustified by a compelling state interest.

In committee Jan 16, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 11

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Constitutional amendment; marriage between two individuals.

Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage between two individuals; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of persons and prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from denying the issuance of a marriage license to two parties contemplating a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of such parties. The Commonwealth and its political subdivisions are required to recognize any lawful marriage between two parties and to treat such marriages equally under the law, regardless of the sex, gender, or race of such parties. The amendment provides that religious organizations and clergy acting in their religious capacity have the right to refuse to perform any marriage.

In committee Jan 16, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track