HB 2689 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Marriage; penalty for failure to certify record, persons other than minister subject to penalties.

Summary

Penalty for failure to certify record of marriage; persons other than ministers. Provides that persons other than ministers authorized to celebrate the rites of marriage are subject to a $25 penalty for failing to certify the record of marriage. Under current law, such penalty is applicable only to ministers authorized to celebrate such rites of marriage.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

This document is a formatting diff showing the transition of Virginia bill HB 2689 from Enrolled status to Chaptered status. The substantive content of the law remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments and chapter number additions.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; this is a procedural document showing the bill's final enactment into law.

TECHNICAL

Added chapter number (Chapter 104) and approval date (March 19, 2025) to the enrolled bill text.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing in the text to match official chapter formatting requirements.

Removed 'ENROLLED' header and replaced with 'CHAPTER 104' designation indicating the bill has become law.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Feb 14, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

15 Yea 4

78% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 19, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 104 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2689ER)

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Civil

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 25100168D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors