By Brody Levesque | ALBANY, NEW YORK -- In a late night vote Friday, the New York State Senate approved the amended compromise version of the domestic law legislation [Same-Sex Marriage Bill] put forward by NY State Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, (D) and backed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, (D) in a 33-29 vote.
The Republican-controlled Senate broke a lengthy deadlock after negotiating broader exemptions for religious groups behind closed door sessions Thursday and earlier in the day Friday. The state Assembly, which approved a similar bill last week, adopted the Senate version. The negotiated amendments add protections for religious orgainsations that are affiliated with churches along with language that limits legal remedies in disputes concerning those exemptions by state courts.
The Governor was expected to sign it promptly. The law would take effect 30 days after he signs it making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples can wed, and giving the national gay-rights movement new momentum from the state where it was born.
Posts
1 comments:
Good news for sure.
Post a Comment