Establishing that 18 is the age of consent and removing the ability of an underage person to obtaining a consent to marry through their parents, legal guardians, or by petition to the circuit court
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 25, 2023
Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2023
How they voted
25–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Mar 10, 2023
D
Democratic3
66% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Mar 28, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/28/2023
lower
Mar 11, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 - House Journal
lower
Mar 11, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 768)
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Title amendment adopted
upper
Mar 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 562)
upper
Mar 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
upper
Mar 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rearranged on Calendar by Rules Committee
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Move to discharge the Judiciary committee from consideration adopted
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 375)
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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