Proposed Constitutional Amendments

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During the 2025 General Assembly session, three resolutions to amend Virginia’s constitution were passed:

• an extreme “right to abortion” amendment,
• an amendment to repeal the one-man/one-woman marriage provision, and
• an amendment to restore voting rights.

These three proposals were initially approved by the General Assembly earlier this year. If they pass the legislature in 2026 – and then approved by Virginia voters on a ballot – they will become law.

Opposing Extreme Abortion Amendment: The VCC opposed a resolution proposing to enshrine a “right” to abortion in Virginia’s constitution. The resolution, which would allow virtually unlimited abortion at any stage of pregnancy, passed the Senate and House.

Protecting Marriage: The VCC opposed a resolution proposing to repeal the one-man/one-woman marriage provision in Virginia’s constitution – a provision approved by Virginia voters in 2006 with strong support by the VCC. The resolution to repeal this longstanding provision passed the Senate and House.

Restoring Voting Rights: A VCC-supported resolution proposing to amend Virginia’s constitution to guarantee the restoration of voting rights to all who have completed their sentences passed the Senate and House.