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发帖数: 19713 | 1 Springfield, IL — A bill to legalize gay marriage in Illinois will come up
in the Illinois State Senate Executive Committee meeting Tuesday and could
see a floor vote on Valentine's Day.
"I'd like to pass it out of committee next week and pass it on Valentine's
Day," Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) said last week. Cullerton
said that he believes the legislation has the necessary 30 votes to pass and
move to the House.
State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) previously said she expected to
move the bill shortly after lawmakers returned to Springfield on Feb. 5.
The Civil Rights Agenda executive director Anthony Martinez confirmed to
ChicagoPride.com that SB10 will be called before a Senate Executive
Committee Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m.
"We feel very confident it will move very quickly through the Senate," said
Martinez.
Supporters attempted to approve a marriage bill last month during the
General Assembly's lame-duck session.
Nine states and the District of Columbia recognize same-sex marriage. If
Illinois approves gay marriage nearly twenty percent of the U.S. population
will live in states recognizing marriage equality, according to the Human
Rights Campaign. |
