It comes as no surprise that the State Senate approved a bill to legalize gay marriage today, but it was shocking to many that debate on the measure only lasted about an hour. The Assembly is expected to pass the legislation Thursday and Governor Chris Christie says he’ll veto it.
The Washington state Legislature has voted to legalize gay marriage, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed.
While the state Assembly gathered at the State House to approve a same-sex marriage bill, Governor Christie held a town hall in Morris County reiterating once again that he plans to veto the bill.
It was standing-room-only at a committee hearing in Trenton yesterday where, after seven hours of testimony the Assembly Judiciary panel approved a bill to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey.