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HB 101 Constitutional amendment; marriage may exist only between a man and woman.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); marriage. Provides for a referendum at the November 2006 election on approval of a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage. The proposed amendment 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 bill is identical to SB 526.
FULL TEXT
- 12/21/05 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060396276 pdf
- 01/12/06 House: Committee substitute printed 063284276-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB101ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/06 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB101ER2) pdf | impact statement
- 03/28/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0072) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/21/05 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060396276
- 12/21/05 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/11/06 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
- 01/12/06 House: Committee substitute printed 063284276-H1
- 01/12/06 House: Read first time
- 01/13/06 House: Passed by temporarily
- 01/13/06 House: Passed by motion rejected (34-Y 62-N)
- 01/13/06 House: VOTE: PASSED BY FOR THE DAY REJECTED (34-Y 62-N)
- 01/13/06 House: Motion to waive Constitutional reading rejected (62-Y 35-N)
- 01/13/06 House: VOTE: Waive (62-Y 35-N)
- 01/13/06 House: Required 78 votes for Constitutional reading
- 01/13/06 House: Committee substitute agreed to 063284276-H1
- 01/13/06 House: Pending question ordered
- 01/13/06 House: Amendment by Del. Sickles rejected (37-Y 57-N)
- 01/13/06 House: VOTE: (37-Y 57-N)
- 01/13/06 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB101H1
- 01/16/06 House: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 20-N)
- 01/16/06 House: VOTE: Passage (76-Y 20-N)
- 01/16/06 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/17/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/17/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/15/06 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/06 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/06 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/17/06 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/17/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/17/06 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/06 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/06 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB101ER)
- 02/22/06 House: Enrolled
- 02/23/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/06 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/03/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/06/06 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/06 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/06 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/06 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 03/08/06 House: Reenrolled
- 03/08/06 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB101ER2)
- 03/08/06 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 03/08/06 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 03/08/06 House: Enacted, Chapter 72 (effective 7/1/06)
- 03/28/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0072)