Thursday, February 14, 2013
The bill will now move to the House of Representatives where it will have to pass committee and floor action before going to Gov. Quinn.
A bill to legalize same-sex marriage passed the Illinois Senate early Thursday afternoon, making a happier Valentine's Day for gay couples across the state. The Senate passed the bill—SB 10—with 34 votes in favor, 21 votes against and two abstentions. The bill will now go to the House of Representatives, where it will need 60 votes to pass. The bill will now go over to the House of Representative where it will have to repeat the same process before going to Gov. Quinn, who already voiced his support of the bill in a Chicago Tribune report. If passed, the state law defining marriage would be changed from an act between a man and a woman, to two people. "I've been told it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when it's going to be done," …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Legislators in support of same-sex marriage have a long way to go, but the ball is rolling.
A same-sex marriage bill may be voted on in the Illinois Senate as early as Valentine’s Day, the Chicago Tribune reports. Sen. Heather Seans, D-Chicago, sponsored the bill in last month’s lame duck session, but it took until Tuesday for it to advance past committee action in a 9-5 vote, according to the report. The bill will now go to floor process where the entire Senate will consider its passage. Should it make it through the Senate readings, it will go before the House, where the process will be repeated. If it passes the House—a big "if," according to the Tribune—it then goes up for consideration by Governor Pat Quinn. Quinn recently told the Tribune he completely supports same-sex marriage. For more, read the Chicago Tribune report.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
11th District congressman Adam Kinzinger popped the question to fellow pilot Riki Meyers last week. No wedding date yet. First, he has to get re-elected.
Life-changing moments are stacking up for U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger. He faces his first re-election bid in a new district, where he must square off against a fellow Republican, incumbent Don Manzullo, thanks to redistricting. And now come wedding bells. The Chicago Tribune reported on the next big milestone in our congressman's life — his marriage proposal. Kinzinger, 33, of Manteno, became engaged last weekend in Charleston, S.C., to a fellow pilot, Air Force Capt. Riki Meyers, 31, of Durham, N.C. The lawmaker, also a captain, proposed on a pier overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. "Of course," Kinzinger quoted her as answering. He said they met in flight school in Enid, Okla., in 2004, were friends for years and began dating about a year ago…
John
7:01 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
Ummm, ep concerned, it's the Illinois Senate and Illinois House of Representatives. The "local politicians" don't vote.... more ›