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2023 SESSION
SB 1096 Marriage; lawful regardless of sex of parties.
Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Marriage lawful regardless of sex of parties. Clarifies that a marriage between two parties is lawful regardless of the sex of such parties, provided that such marriage is not otherwise prohibited by the laws of the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that religious organizations or members of the clergy acting in their religious capacity shall have the right to refuse to perform any marriage.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103930D pdf
- 01/23/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23103930D-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103930D
- 01/09/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/18/23 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (10-Y 4-N)
- 01/20/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/23 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/23 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/23/23 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/23/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1096E
- 01/23/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23103930D-E
- 01/24/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 12-N)
- 02/25/23 House: No further action taken
- 02/25/23 House: Failed to pass in House