Relating to eligible parties to a valid marriage

This bill provides that a party who otherwise meets the requirements of Code chapter 595 (marriage) for a valid marriage is eligible to marry any other such party regardless of gender. The bill provides for conforming changes in that Code chapter to include provisions relating to void marriages to be gender neutral. The bill also provides that marriage is the legally recognized union of two eligible parties and that terms relating to the marital relationship or familial relationships shall be construed consistently with this provision for purposes throughout the law, whether in the context of statute, administrative or court rule, government policy, common law, or any other provisions or source of civil or criminal law.