Final Update: The bill passed on a final vote of 94-52. This is not a veto-proof margin. Go here to learn what you can do to help a veto override happen.
UPDATE3 @ 2:30pm Friday: The bill gets its final reading and vote today. Currently they are debating a few amendments.
UPDATE2 @ 2:30pm Thursday: Well, they keep going into recess, and it sounds like although talk of the marriage bill has begun, there will be more debate and votes on the budget this afternoon before they get back to it.
UPDATE: Thursday’s calendar is here. The marriage bill is the 2nd item on the agenda. Live video info below.
According to Wednesday’s Vermont House calendar the House plans to begin debate on the marriage bill Thursday, April 2nd. The House session begins at 9:30 a.m.
You can listen to the Vermont House session by clicking here to connect to a live audio stream, courtesy Vermont Public Radio. Live video will also be provided by Center for Media & Democracy and also by WPTZ when the marriage debate begins.
Links to the text of S. 115 and related documents can be found here. Text of the House Judiciary Committee’s amendment is here (pdf).
Swedish parliament just voted to make their marriage laws gender neutral. The new law goes into effect May 1st.
They also took the opportunity to forbid marriage of people under 16 (previous law was 14, under special circumstances).
I was looking around to see what would be available for media, thanks for posting this so I can move on to other things.
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p>To my understanding Vermont has two votes for each branch before going onto the Governor. This would be the first vote in the House if they get to it today, am I correct?
I don’t know Vermont’s system, but I imagine that the process involves engrossment and then enactment.
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p>Each chamber first votes to engross the bill. Once both chambers have engrossed they then each vote to enact. The enactment vote is more often than not a formality, but I don’t know if that’s always the case up there.
Shall we just make this the weekly open thread on other people deciding the fullness of my citizenship? So much going on on so many fronts, I can hardly stand it.
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p>The Iowa Supreme COurt will be releasing their marriage ruling Friday morning. Case history here.