By Carol Stopps|2021-01-15T09:55:16-05:00January 15th, 2021|VA Constitution|Comments Off on HJ 582 Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition. Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a r