SB101
Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license.
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) 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 HB 174. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101679D
- 01/03/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/2024 - Senate: Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
- 02/12/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/15/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/2024 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/20/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/21/2024 - House: Read third time
- 02/21/2024 - House: Passed House (58-Y 42-N)
- 02/21/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB101ER)
- 02/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 760 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0760)
