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2023 SESSION

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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

Reported from Committee on the Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 0-N 2-A)

YEAS--Edwards, Deeds, Saslaw, Norment, Lucas, Obenshain, Stanley, Petersen, Surovell, McClellan, Boysko, Morrissey--12.

NAYS--0.

ABSTENTIONS--McDougle, Peake--2.

Committee substitute adopted by Senate February 13, 2023

Floor amendment adopted by Senate February 13, 2023

AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

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.