Freshman Del. Rozia Henson Scores Big Legislative Win; Voting Rights Veto; Video: Protecting Obamacare
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Freshman Del. Rozia Henson Scores Big Legislative Win as Youngkin Signs Marriage Equality Bill into Law
RICHMOND, VA β In an era of divided government in Virginia and at a moment Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin is certain to veto a large number of bills authored by Democrats, freshman Delegate Rozia Henson has scored a huge legislative win in his first session as a member of the House of Delegates.
Del. Hensonβs bill, HB174, to make βmarriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties,β that βprovides that no person authorized to issue a marriage license shall deny the issuance of such license to two parties contemplating a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of the partiesβ¦β was signed into law by Gov. Youngkin, according to a statement by the Governorβs office on March 8. The vote results on HB174 in both houses of the General Assembly were almost straight down party lines.
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