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| Bill | 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 311 | Virginia SB 311 (2026) |
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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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Privileges and Elections Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
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; origin ocd-bill/0100caac-d33b-4bc4-a780-701d87211ecc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).