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| Bill | Constitutional amendment; 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 SB 311. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 612 | Virginia HB 612 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 612 (2026) — Constitutional amendment; 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 SB 311.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Privileges and Elections Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- H VOTE: — 66–32 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 24–16 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute — 16–6 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Privileges and Elections — 8–5 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Laura Jane Cohen — primary (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Garrett McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101672D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
referral-committee - 2026-01-22 House committee offered
- 2026-01-22 House committee offered
- 2026-01-23 Committee substitute printed 26105972D-H1
substitution - 2026-01-23 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-27 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-01-28 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-01-28 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-01-28 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-01-29 Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-01-29 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-01-29 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
referral-committee - 2026-01-30 Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-30 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-02 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-02 Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-04 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-02-04 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB612ER)
passage - 2026-02-04 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-02-04 Signed by President
passage - 2026-02-04 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 04, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-02-04 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 11, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-02-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1 (effective July 1, 2026)
executive-signature - 2026-02-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0001)
- 2026-02-11 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB612)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4d17fef5-5a21-4d40-870c-e3753d147618. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).