Anti-gay marriage bill dies in Maryland
Emmett Burns Jr., a Democrat Delegate and a Baptist minister, sponsored the out-of-state anti-gay marriage bill. (courtesy of Ontopmag.com)
A bill that would prohibit recognizing same-sex marriages contracted in other states died yesterday.
Maryland’s Judiciary Committee voted 12-8 against the out-of-state gay marriage ban.
The Judiciary Chairmen Joseph Vallario said he was not surprised by the bill’s death. He said 12 of the committee members last year co-sponsored legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.
Despite the sponsorship of a majority of the 22-member committee, the bill proposing same-sex marriage never made it out of committee.
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- Simon Husted
