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2023 SESSION

Unfinished Business - House

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H.B. 2071. A BILL to amend and reenact § 20-25 of the Code of Virginia, relating to persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; clerk; issuance of order; bond requirement. 23103344D

• 02/08/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106508D-S1
• 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103344D

Patrons--Lopez, Clark, Guzman, Hope, Murphy, Price, Rasoul and Simon

Passed the House of Delegates January 27, 2023 (52-Y 45-N)

Passed the Senate with substitute with amendment February 13, 2023 (35-Y 5-N)

House rejected Senate substitute with amendment February 15, 2023 (0-Y 98-N)

Senate insisted on substitute with amendment and requested Committee of Conference February 17, 2023

AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE TO THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE

SEN. MCCLELLAN

1. After line 23, substitute

insert

2. That the State Registrar shall amend the form furnished for a marriage license to include as the celebrant on such marriage license any person authorized by § 20-25 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by this act, to perform rites of marriage.