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2005 SESSION
HJ 586 Constitutional amendment; marriage may exist only between a man and woman (first reference).
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); marriage. Provides that "only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this Commonwealth and its political subdivisions." The proposed amendment also prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing a legal status "for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage." Further, the proposed amendment prohibits the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "another union, partnership, or other legal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage." This resolution incorporates HJRs 584 and 615. The amendment proposed in this resolution is identical to that proposed in SJR 337 as passed.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 050323276 pdf
- 02/04/05 House: Committee substitute printed 050374276-H1 pdf
- 02/08/05 House: Floor sub printed 050376404-H2 (Byron,Cosgrove,Marshall,R) pdf
- 02/16/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 050382148-S1 pdf
- 02/26/05 House: Conference substitute printed 050390776-H3 pdf
- 03/15/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ586ER) pdf
- 04/13/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0946) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/05/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 050323276
- 01/05/05 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/04/05 House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (15-Y 5-N)
- 02/04/05 House: Committee substitute printed 050374276-H1
- 02/07/05 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/08/05 House: Taken up
- 02/08/05 House: Committee substitute rejected 050374276-H1
- 02/08/05 House: Floor sub printed 050376404-H2 (Byron,Cosgrove,Marshall,R)
- 02/08/05 House: Substitute by Del.'s Byron, Cosgrove, Marshall, R. G.
- 02/08/05 House: agreed to 050376404-H2
- 02/08/05 House: Amendments by Del. Scott, J. M. rejected (27-Y 68-N)
- 02/08/05 House: VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 68-N)
- 02/08/05 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HJ586H2
- 02/08/05 House: Agreed to by House (78-Y 18-N)
- 02/08/05 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (78-Y 18-N)
- 02/08/05 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/09/05 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/09/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/15/05 Senate: Reported from P. & E. with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
- 02/16/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 050382148-S1
- 02/17/05 Senate: Read second time
- 02/18/05 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/05 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/05 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 050382148-S1
- 02/18/05 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HJ586S1
- 02/18/05 Senate: Agreed to by Senate with substitute (27-Y 10-N)
- 02/18/05 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO (27-Y 10-N)
- 02/21/05 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/05 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (6-Y 84-N 1-A)
- 02/22/05 House: VOTE: REJECTED (6-Y 84-N 1-A)
- 02/23/05 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/05 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/05 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/24/05 House: House acceded to request
- 02/24/05 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/05 House: Delegates: Cosgrove, Byron, Johnson
- 02/24/05 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/24/05 Senate: Senators: Martin, Newman, O'Brien
- 02/26/05 House: Conference substitute printed 050390776-H3
- 02/26/05 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/26/05 House: Conference report agreed to by House (79-Y 17-N)
- 02/26/05 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 17-N)
- 02/26/05 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (30-Y 10-N)
- 02/26/05 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (30-Y 10-N)
- 03/09/05 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/05 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/05 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/15/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ586ER)
- 04/13/05 House: Assigned Chapter 946 (effective 7/1/05)
- 04/13/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0946)