HB 612 / SB 311: Virginia to Put Equal Treatment of Marriage Referendum on the November 2026 Ballot
Summary
HB 612 / SB 311 was enacted in February 2026. It provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2026, general election on an amendment to Virginia's constitution 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.
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