A bill legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples will be signed into law Monday morning, Governor Christine Gregoire will sign it.He is the 22nd and current Governor of the state of Washington, and a member of the Democratic Party.
Chris Gregoire is scheduled to sign Senate Bill on Monday to legalize gay marriage in Washington state, making it the seventh with a law on the books to recognize same-sex nuptials, her office said on Thursday.A statehouse signing ceremony in Olympia, Washington‘s capital, was slated for 11:30 a.m. local time on Monday. The bill won final legislative approval from the state House of Representatives on Wednesday by a vote of 55-43.
TVW will provide live coverage online.It is scheduled to take effect June 7.Once Gregoire signs it, opponents can formally launch a drive to repeal it through referendum.House approval of the Senate-passed bill came a day after a federal appeals court handed gay rights advocates a key legal victory in California by declaring a voter-approved gay marriage ban in that state to be unconstitutional.Democrats, who control both legislative bodies in Olympia, accounted for the lion’s share of support for the bill. The stage for swift passage of the measure this year was set after Gregoire, a Democrat in her last term of office, announced last month that she would endorse the legislation.An important information about same sex-marriage is legal in Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and Iowa as well as the District of Columbia.
Several prominent Washington-based companies employing tens of thousands of workers in the state also have supported the bill, including Microsoft, Amazon and Starbucks. Opponents were led by Catholic bishops and other religious conservatives.
TVW will provide live coverage online.It is scheduled to take effect June 7.Once Gregoire signs it, opponents can formally launch a drive to repeal it through referendum.House approval of the Senate-passed bill came a day after a federal appeals court handed gay rights advocates a key legal victory in California by declaring a voter-approved gay marriage ban in that state to be unconstitutional.Democrats, who control both legislative bodies in Olympia, accounted for the lion’s share of support for the bill. The stage for swift passage of the measure this year was set after Gregoire, a Democrat in her last term of office, announced last month that she would endorse the legislation.An important information about same sex-marriage is legal in Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and Iowa as well as the District of Columbia.
Several prominent Washington-based companies employing tens of thousands of workers in the state also have supported the bill, including Microsoft, Amazon and Starbucks. Opponents were led by Catholic bishops and other religious conservatives.
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