Mark Sickles
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 17
Primary
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provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015).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.
Proposing an amendment to Section 15-A of Article I of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0602)
Assigned Chapter 602 (Effective 07/01/25)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ9ER)
Enrolled
Read third time
Agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N)
Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Received
Laid on Clerk's Desk
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Agreed to by House (58-Y 35-N 2-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
Taken up
Passed by for the day
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
Committee substitute printed 25101510D-H1
Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101382D
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