Indiana Marriage Bill UPDATE: House passes HJR-3

The Indiana House has passed HJR-3 with a 57-40 vote. The bill moves to the Senate, however, they have to approve new language to replace the second sentence that was struck from the amendment yesterday.

So, even if the Senate passes the amended version, it won't be ready for the 2014 ballot. Who knows how this is going to go down.

Will keep y'all posted.

Indiana House strips Key Language from HJR-3

This is interesting.

The Indiana House voted 52-43 to snatch key language from the House Joint Resolution 3 (HJR-3). That vote struck down the second sentence of the amendment that would've banned legal recognition of any relationship that is “identical or substantially similar” to marriage.

Because of that removal, HJR-3 can't go to the ballot for a while. This is considered a victory for our community.

But I can't help but to wonder if the haters have something up their sleeve.

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In Indiana: Elections committee advances HJR-3 to full House

Yesterday, the Indiana House Elections and Apportionment Committee moved the hateful HJR-3 forward to the House. Quick note, HJR-3 is a constitutional ban on gay marriage.

This bill was advanced due to a dick move by House Speaker Brian Bosma. He reassigned the amendment and a companion bill to the elections committee, claiming he was responding to the wishes of his caucus. However, it's not in the clear yet. This bill has to pass two General Assemblies and be approved by the public in order to be added in the state's Constitution... That could be found unconstitutional possibly?

So, was this move really necessary?

More to come.

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In Indiana: House panel delays vote on Gay Marriage Ban

After 3 hours of discussion, the House Judiciary Committee delayed a vote on a proposal to amend Indiana's constitution to ban gay marriage. Chairman Greg Steuerwald said that both sides made strong arguments, however they need more time I guess.

Supporters of the amendment said it was a necessary move against judicial activism, while opponents said the amendment would hurt local businesses and drive away possible clients or talent.

More to come as this battle continues.

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