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Final Hawaii Marriage Equality Vote Due Today
The state Senate is expected to vote on an amended version of the legislation today, and the governor may sign it tomorrow.Hawaii legislators are expected to give final approval to a marriage equality bill today, and Gov. Neil Abercrombie may sign it as early as tomorrow, local news sources report.
“We’re on the cusp of becoming one of the states that is going to be recognizing marriage equity,” Blake Oshiro, deputy chief of staff for Gov. Neil Abercrombie, told Hawaii News Now.
The state Senate, which has already passed one version of the bill by a vote of 20-4, must vote on a new version that contains amendments added by the state House last week. The amendments delayed the bill’s effective date and slightly broadened its religious exemption, and the House passed the measure Friday by a 30-19 margin. Abercrombie has said he will sign the legislation as amended.
He may do so as early as Wednesday morning, Hawaii News Now reports. He wants the ceremony to be small and not a “spectacle,” so attendance will be limited to about 200 invited guests, according to the news outlet.
http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2013/11/12/final-hawaii-marriage-equality-vote-due-today