---
type: "Bill"
title: "Constitutional amdmnt. marriage between two adult persons, repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition."
description: "Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2026, general election to approve or reject an amendment that requires the equal treatment under the law of a lawful marriage between two adult persons regardless of the sex, gender, or race of such persons. The amendment also repeals the current provision that defines marriage as only a union between one man and one woman. This bill is identical to HB 612."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 311"
citation: "Virginia SB 311 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adam P. Ebbin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0100caac-d33b-4bc4-a780-701d87211ecc"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB311"
source_hash: "0a9f540d04f21d40144afb4ae1c7223a273fddf7ca7472884f150aa9f9b58539"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 311 (2026) — Constitutional amdmnt. marriage between two adult persons, repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition.

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2026, general election to approve or reject an amendment that requires the equal treatment under the law of a lawful marriage between two adult persons regardless of the sex, gender, or race of such persons. The amendment also repeals the current provision that defines marriage as only a union between one man and one woman. This bill is identical to HB 612.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088838.PDF)
2. **Privileges and Elections Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098628.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181526.PDF)

## Votes

- H VOTE: — **66–31** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute — **10–4** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **25–15** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections — **15–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Adam P. Ebbin — primary (person)
- Danica A. Roem — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100403D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27** Senate committee offered
- **2026-01-27** Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (10-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-27** Committee substitute printed 26105974D-S1 `substitution`
- **2026-01-29** Rules suspended
- **2026-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-01-29** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-01-29** Passed by for the day
- **2026-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-01-30** Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
- **2026-01-30** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- **2026-01-30** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-02-02** Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-05** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB311)
- **2026-02-20** Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Passed House (66-Y 31-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-02-27** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB311ER) `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB311)
- **2026-02-27** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 819 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0100caac-d33b-4bc4-a780-701d87211ecc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).