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type: "Bill"
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title: "Same-sex marriages; civil unions."
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description: "Same-sex marriages; civil unions. Repeals the statutory prohibitions on same-sex marriages and civil unions or other arrangements between persons of the same sex purporting to bestow the privileges and obligations of marriage. These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). This bill is identical to SB 17."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 1490"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1490 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Nancy D. Guy"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-01-08"
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last_action: "2020-03-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58b97e9e-ccc7-422c-8dba-f30ff8c88fec"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1490"
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source_hash: "aad9d462b72df890ccdcc2be4a4e5a54f5fc9ef664140d872efd15ea1a7722fa"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1490 (2020) — Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
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Same-sex marriages; civil unions. Repeals the statutory prohibitions on same-sex marriages and civil unions or other arrangements between persons of the same sex purporting to bestow the privileges and obligations of marriage. These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). This bill is identical to SB 17.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0075)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0075)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1490ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1490ER)
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3. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1490ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1490)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) — **28–12** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N) — **8–5** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 8-N) — **14–8** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (63-Y 34-N) — **62–34** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Nancy D. Guy — primary (person)
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- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Danica A. Roem — cosponsor (person)
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- Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
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- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Lee J. Carter — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
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- Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
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- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-08** Presented and ordered printed 20104109D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-17** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-22** Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 8-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-24** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-01-27** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-28** Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-01-28** VOTE: Passage (63-Y 34-N)
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- **2020-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-01-29** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-12** Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-17** Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-20** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-20** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-02-21** Signed by President
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- **2020-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
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- **2020-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
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- **2020-03-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 75 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58b97e9e-ccc7-422c-8dba-f30ff8c88fec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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