VA-HJR582-2021
Virginia · HJR 582 · 2021
Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to marry, removes same-sex marriage prohibition.
Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedSpecial session 1
- Bill key
- VA-HJR582-2021
- State
- Virginia
- Session
- 2021
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.J. Res. 582, 2021 Gen. Assemb., Spec. Sess. I (Va. 2021) (enacted), https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HJ582.
- Short citation
- Va. H.J. Res. 582.
- Enacted as
- Assigned Chapter 517 (effective 7/1/21)
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Constitutional amendment; marriage (first reference).
This number was used more than once in 2021
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Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sickles | Democratic | Representative | HD-017 | Primary sponsor |
| Alfonso Lopez | Democratic | Representative | HD-003 | Primary sponsor |
| Betsy Carr | Democratic | Representative | HD-078 | Co-sponsor |
| Dawn Adams | Democratic | Representative | HD-068 | Co-sponsor |
| Mark Keam | Democratic | Representative | HD-035 | Co-sponsor |
| Marcia Price | Democratic | Representative | HD-085 | Co-sponsor |
| Danica Roem | Democratic | Representative | SD-030 | Co-sponsor |
| Suhas Subramanyam | Democratic | Representative | SD-032 | Co-sponsor |
| Kathy Tran | Democratic | Representative | HD-018 | Co-sponsor |
Status changes
- : engrossed → passed
From the tracker's nightly log of status changes, which begins on 29 September 2026.
Bill text
- As introduced (2,247 characters)
- As enrolled or final (2,072 characters)
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