Jan 22, 2025 · In a 24-15 bipartisan vote, senators also passed a resolution repealing a now-defunct ban on same-sex marriage backed by Sen. Adam Ebbin, the first openly gay lawmaker elected to the legislature. The Democratic-led Virginia House of Delegates passed similar legislation on all three issues earlier this month.

Jan 22, 2025 · The resolutions, presented by Democrats, would protect abortion and other reproductive healthcare access in the state’s constitution, automatically restore voting rights to people who complete felony sentences, and remove a prohibition on same-sex marriage. ... Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, said he is glad to see his resolution advance, but ...

Jan 21, 2025 · One, introduced by Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, ... Current state law requires anyone under 18 years old to get permission for an abortion from one parent, grandparent or adult sibling with whom ...

RICHMOND — The Virginia Senate passed three resolutions Tuesday to enshrine abortion rights, same-sex marriage and the automatic restoration of felon voting rights in the Virginia Constitution,...

Jan 22, 2025 · In a 24-15 bipartisan vote, senators also passed a resolution repealing a now-defunct ban on same-sex marriage backed by Sen. Adam Ebbin, the first openly gay lawmaker elected to the legislature.

Jan 22, 2025 · In a 24-15 bipartisan vote, senators also passed a resolution repealing a now-defunct ban on same-sex marriage backed by Sen. Adam Ebbin, the first openly gay lawmaker elected to the legislature.

Jan 22, 2025 · State Senator Adam Ebbin sounded surprised that his amendment repealing constitutional language defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman — and the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, didn't receive more bipartisan support.

Jan 21, 2025 · In a 24-15 bipartisan vote, senators also passed a resolution repealing a now-defunct ban on same-sex marriage backed by Sen. Adam Ebbin, the first openly gay lawmaker elected to the legislature.

Jan 21, 2025 · Republican lawmakers blasted Democrats for refusing to add language to the abortion amendment that would explicitly require parental consent for minors.

Jan 21, 2025 · SJ249, sponsored by Senator Adam Ebbin, both strikes a 2006 amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman from Virginia’s constitution and also affirmatively protects the right of same-sex couples to marry and have their marriages recognized by the Commonwealth. The amendment passed out the Senate on a vote of 24-15.