J.R. Henson
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 19
Primary
Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license. Provides that no person authorized to issue a marriage license shall deny the issuance of such license to two parties contemplating a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of the parties. The bill also requires that such lawful marriages be recognized in the Commonwealth regardless of the sex, gender, or race of the parties. The bill provides that religious organizations or members of the clergy acting in their religious capacity shall have the right to refuse to perform any marriage. This bill is identical to SB 101.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0021)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 21 (effective 7/1/24)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB174ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Read third time
Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N 1-A)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Reported from Courts of Justice (6-Y 5-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 40-N 1-A)
VOTE: Passage (54-Y 40-N 1-A)
Passed by for the day
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 10-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102637D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102637D | PDF HTML |
| HB174ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0021 | PDF HTML |
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