BREAKING: Illinois House Will Vote On Same-Sex Marriage Bill TODAY
Via Buzzfeed:
The Illinois House will take a final vote on marriage equality legislation Tuesday, a leading advocate tells BuzzFeed. Previously, sources had said a vote would not take place until Wednesday at the earliest. “Today is the day,” said Anthony Martinez, executive director of The Civil Rights Agenda. As lawmakers began Tuesday’s session, Rep. Greg Harris, the chief sponsor of the marriage equality bill in the House, amended its language to change the date the legislation would go into effect, and to seemingly reiterate exemptions for private clubs do not want to host marriages for same-sex couples. The amendment removes lines including the 30-day effective date, which will allow Harris to pass the bill with only 60 votes instead of 71. Rules dictate that bills passed in this “veto session” like this can go into effect June 1, 2014.If the bill passes the House, it must still go back to the Senate, which has already approved it once. Story developing...
Labels: Illinois, LGBT rights, marriage equality