HB 612 — Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons, repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition.
VA 20261 session
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.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (7)
- Laura Jane Cohen (D, VA) — sponsor
- Betsy B. Carr (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Jackie H. Glass (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Amy J. Laufer (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Garrett McGuire (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Atoosa R. Reaser (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (26)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Jane Cohen (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Amy J. Laufer (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Atoosa R. Reaser (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Betsy B. Carr (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Garrett McGuire (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jackie H. Glass (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no