Celebrating the life of the Honorable BernardS. Cohen.
Sponsored bills
Commending Redella S. Pepper.
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provision definingmarriage as only a union between one man and one woman, as well asthe related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of theUnited States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges,576 U.S. 644 (2015).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.
Celebrating the life of Michael Stephen Horwatt.
Celebrating the life of Roger Hamilton Brown.
Celebrating the life of Joseph Richard Stowers.
Commending Wolf Trap Foundation for the PerformingArts.
Celebrating the life of Marvin Howard Wagner.
Expressing the censure of the Senate. Expressesthe censure of the Senate of Virginia for Senator Amanda F. Chase.
Commending Barry M. Barnard.