2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2071: Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; issuance of order, etc.

Legislative Summary

Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; bond requirement. Allows the court to waive the $500 bond required to be entered into prior to a person celebrating the rites of marriage if such person qualifies for in forma pauperis status. Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; bond requirement. Allows the court to waive the $500 bond required to be entered into prior to a person celebrating the rites of marriage if such person qualifies for in forma pauperis status.

Bill History

1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103344D
House of Delegates
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/19/2023
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
House of Delegates
1/20/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
1/30/2023
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/8/2023
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 0-N 2-A)
Senate
2/8/2023
Committee substitute printed 23106508D-S1
Senate
2/10/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/13/2023
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/13/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23106508D-S1
Senate
2/13/2023
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/13/2023
Amendment by Senator McClellan agreed to
Senate
2/13/2023
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB2071S1
Senate
2/13/2023
Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (35-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/15/2023
Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 23106508D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
House of Delegates
2/15/2023
VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2023
Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (30-Y 9-N)
Senate
2/17/2023
Senate requested conference committee
Senate
2/20/2023
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/20/2023
House acceded to request
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate
2/21/2023
Senators: Petersen, McClellan, Obenshain
Senate
2/21/2023
Conferees appointed by House
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
Delegates: Lopez, Campbell, J.L., Ballard
House of Delegates
2/24/2023
Conference: Amended by conference committee
2/24/2023
Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
Senate
2/24/2023
Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 36-N)
House of Delegates
2/24/2023
VOTE: Adoption (59-Y 36-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2071ER)
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/13/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
House of Delegates
3/13/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/27/2023
Governor's recommendation received by House
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (58-Y 37-N)
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 37-N)
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Passed by temporarily
Senate
4/12/2023
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
Senate
4/12/2023
Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
4/12/2023
Reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Reenrolled bill text (HB2071ER2)
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Signed by President as reenrolled
Senate
4/12/2023
Enacted, Chapter 789 (effective 7/1/23)
House of Delegates
4/12/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0789)

Amendments

Governor's recommendation

Governor's recommendation

3/27/2023Not Adopted

Conference amendments

Conference amendments

2/24/2023Not Adopted

Senate amendments

Senate amendments

2/13/2023Not Adopted

Senate amendments engrossed

Senate amendments engrossed

2/13/2023Not Adopted

Amendment(s) for HB2071 for S-Judiciary

Amendment(s) for HB2071 for S-Judiciary

2/8/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
4/12/2023
39
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 37-N)
4/12/2023
58
Yea
37
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
2/24/2023
36
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Adoption (59-Y 36-N)
2/24/2023
59
Yea
36
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (30-Y 9-N)
2/17/2023
30
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
2/15/2023
0
Yea
98
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (35-Y 5-N)
2/13/2023
35
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2/10/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 0-N 2-A)
2/8/2023
12
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N)
1/27/2023
52
Yea
45
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 3-N)
1/23/2023
17
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
1/20/2023
6
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/12/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/12/20232.4 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text4/12/20232.4 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20232.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/8/20232.2 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/10/20232.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/8/202374.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/14/202363.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/3/202362.9 KB