Md. Senate panel to vote on gay marriage
February 17, 2011 - 04:39 am
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A panel of Maryland senators is set to approve same-sex marriage legislation, setting the stage for final Senate vote soon.
Sen. Brian Frosh, D-Montgomery, the chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee says committee members will vote on the bill to legalize same-sex marriages Thursday.
The proposal has the support of seven of the committee's 11 members. A vote by the full Senate is expected to be close: 23 senators have pledged their support, 24 are needed to advance the bill to the House. Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, has said he would sign the measure into law if it reaches his desk.
If approved, Maryland would become the sixth state in the nation to certify same-sex marriages.
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