This morning the Indiana State Senate Judiciary Committee passed SJR-13, the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage and civil unions. The legislation passed on a vote of 6-4 party line vote with one Senator out of the chamber at the time of the vote.
The amendment is now eligible for a full vote on the Senate floor where it's expected to pass handily. The Indiana State Senate has an overwhelming majority of Republicans.
The amendment would still have to pass the Indiana State House of Representatives before it could move on to the next stage needed on the way to a public referendum, The amendment is expected to fail in that chamber. Democrats hold the majority in the Indiana House.
Voting in favor of the bill:
- Richard Bray (R)
- Joe Zakas (R)
- Randy Head (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
- Scott Schneider (R)
- Brent Steele (R)
Voting against it:
- Tim Lanane (D)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- John Broden (D)
Absent:
- Ron Alting (R)
(Note: Indiana Equality's action alert mistakenly identifies State Senator Travis Holdman as Senator Holeman.)
(Crossposted from my home blog, Bilerico Project. Come visit me there to see why both the Washington Post and the Advocate named us one of the top 10 LGBT political blogs in the nation.)