The Indiana Senate today offered no amendments to HJR3, the
constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and thus the language
struck by the House earlier this month was not reinserted, meaning the
measure must begin its process from the beginning and will not reach
voters until at least 2016.
Because the House struck language that would have banned any legal
relationship that is "identical or substantially similar" to marriage is
restored (and then sent back to the House and reapproved this session),
the Senate would have had to reinsert the language and have the House
pass it again to have it sent to voters this year. They chose not to do
so.
A constitutional amendment needs to pass two separately-elected
General Assemblies and then be approved by a voter majority in a public
referendum before becoming part of the constitution.
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