Bill > SJR3

This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia to affirm the right to marry for all adult persons, regardless of their sex, gender, or race. It repeals the previous constitutional provision that defined marriage solely as a union between one man and one woman, and also removes related provisions that are no longer valid following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in *Obergefell v. Hodges*, which established a nationwide right to same-sex marriage. The amendment explicitly prohibits the Commonwealth of Virginia and its local governments from denying marriage licenses to any two adult individuals based on their sex, gender, or race. Furthermore, it mandates that all lawful marriages between two adult persons must be recognized and treated equally under the law by the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, irrespective of the sex, gender, or race of the individuals involved.