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Bill Gender-neutral terms; prohibitions on same-sex marriage and civil unions removed from Code. Gender-neutral terms; prohibitions on same-sexmarriage and civil unions removed from Code; certain gender-specificcrimes; penalty. Replaces the terms "husband" and "wife" as wellas related terms with gender-neutral terms throughout the Code tocomport with the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefellv. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). The bill also repealsthe statutory prohibitions on same-sex marriages and civil unionsor other arrangements between persons of the same sex purportingto bestow the privileges and obligations of marriage, and it makesconforming changes to various laws involving married individualsand their rights stemming from marriage. Further,the bill makes applicable to all persons, regardless of the genderof the victim, the crimes of (i) assisting or aiding in the abductionof or threatening to abduct a female under 16 years of age for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution; (ii) placing or leavingone's wife in a bawdy place; and (iii) defaming the chaste characterof a female. The bill provides that a defendant placed on probationmay be ordered to provide support for the defendant's spouse; currently,the law only provides for support of a defendant's wife. The billalso amends various criminal and criminal procedure laws to make them applicable to both same-sex and opposite-sex married couples. Finally,the bill repeals the crime of adultery. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 623 Virginia HB 623 (2020)
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Virginia HB 623 (2020) — Gender-neutral terms; prohibitions on same-sex marriage and civil unions removed from Code.

Gender-neutral terms; prohibitions on same-sexmarriage and civil unions removed from Code; certain gender-specificcrimes; penalty. Replaces the terms "husband" and "wife" as wellas related terms with gender-neutral terms throughout the Code tocomport with the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefellv. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). The bill also repealsthe statutory prohibitions on same-sex marriages and civil unionsor other arrangements between persons of the same sex purportingto bestow the privileges and obligations of marriage, and it makesconforming changes to various laws involving married individualsand their rights stemming from marriage. Further,the bill makes applicable to all persons, regardless of the genderof the victim, the crimes of (i) assisting or aiding in the abductionof or threatening to abduct a female under 16 years of age for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution; (ii) placing or leavingone's wife in a bawdy place; and (iii) defaming the chaste characterof a female. The bill provides that a defendant placed on probationmay be ordered to provide support for the defendant's spouse; currently,the law only provides for support of a defendant's wife. The billalso amends various criminal and criminal procedure laws to make them applicable to both same-sex and opposite-sex married couples. Finally,the bill repeals the crime of adultery.

Version chain

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

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0900) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB623ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Impact statement from VCSC (HB623) (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from VCSC (HB623S1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 8-N) — 9–8 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N) — 52–43 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 5-N) — 8–5 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) — 56–41 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) — 6–1 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N) — 24–16 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N) — 11–3 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)
  • Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100908D introduction
  • 2020-01-06 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2020-01-08 Impact statement from VCSC (HB623)
  • 2020-02-04 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2020-02-06 Impact statement from DPB (HB623)
  • 2020-02-06 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
  • 2020-02-07 Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 8-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-09 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-10 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2020-02-11 Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-11 VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N)
  • 2020-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-12 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2020-02-19 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 5-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-19 Committee substitute printed 20108628D-S1 substitution
  • 2020-02-19 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-02-21 Impact statement from VCSC (HB623S1)
  • 2020-02-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB623S1)
  • 2020-02-26 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-27 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-28 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-28 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2020-02-28 Committee substitute agreed to 20108628D-S1
  • 2020-02-28 Passed by for the day
  • 2020-03-02 Passed by for the day
  • 2020-03-03 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-03-03 Passed by temporarily
  • 2020-03-03 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB623S1
  • 2020-03-03 Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N) passage
  • 2020-03-04 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-03-04 Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108628D-S1 (53-Y 43-N)
  • 2020-03-04 VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N)
  • 2020-03-12 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-12 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-12 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-13 Impact statement from DPB (HB623ER)
  • 2020-03-17 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
  • 2020-03-17 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-09 Approved by Governor-Chapter 900 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e351c17e-3b60-4b16-82dc-62b41233a7fd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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