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2006 SESSION

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(HB101)

GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION

 

    1. Line 25, enrolled

      strike

        all of lines 25 through 34

      insert

        Question: Shall Article I (the Bill of Rights) of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to state:

        “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.

        This Commonwealth and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage. Nor shall this Commonwealth or its political subdivisions create or recognize another union, partnership, or other legal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage.”?