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Last Updated on Thursday, 10 July 2008 11:15 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 10 July 2008 10:12
Only in Massachusetts. From Bay Windows:
The state legislature will likely take up a bill to repeal the 1913 law that prevents non-resident same-sex couples from marrying before the close of the legislative session at the end of this month.
Sen. Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston), the champion of the legislation in the Senate, said she expects the repeal bill to come up for a vote in the Senate on Tuesday. She declined to say what she expected the vote count to be, but said she was optimistic the repeal bill would pass.
“I think that the biggest hurdle and the courageous vote that needed to be taken was on the constitutional convention [in which lawmakers defeated a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage], and I see this as more cleaning up loose ends,” said Wilkerson.
David Guarino, spokesman for House Speaker Sal DiMasi, confirmed that the House also hopes to pass the repeal legislation by the end of the session, although he declined to give a specific timeframe.