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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 528 Offered January 12, 2005 Prefiled October 8, 2004 Proposing an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of Virginia by adding a section numbered 16-A, relating to marriage. ---------- Patrons-- Cosgrove, Carrico, Lingamfelter and Nixon ---------- Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections ----------

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, a majority of the members elected to each house agreeing, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Virginia be, and the same hereby is, proposed and referred to the General Assembly at its first regular session held after the next general election of members of the House of Delegates for its concurrence in conformity with the provisions of Section 1 of Article XII of the Constitution of Virginia, namely:

Amend Article I of the Constitution of Virginia by adding a section numbered 16-A as follows:

ARTICLE I BILL OF RIGHTS

Section 16-A. Marriage.

To be valid or recognized in this Commonwealth, a marriage may exist only between one man and one woman. No provision of this Constitution shall be interpreted to require the Commonwealth to recognize or permit marriage between individuals of the same sex.