Va. DP ban repealed by 1 vote; Lawmakers approve amendment to ban gay marriage, civil unions

va. dp ban repealed by 1 votelawmakers approve amendment to ban gay marriage, civil unions the virginia house of delegates on feb. 24 approved a bill that would repeal a law that made virginia the only state in the union to prohibit private companies from offering health insurance benefits to the domestic partners of their employees. delegates approved the bill by a 49-48 vote just two weeks after the virginia senate voted 26-14 to approve the same measure, guaranteeing its final clearance in the general assembly. governor mark warner (d) has said he would sign the repeal legislation. news of the domestic partner measure’s passage was overshadowed by the general assembly’s approval two days later, on feb. 26, of a joint resolution calling for a state constitutional amendment to ba...