On Tuesday, the Indiana House passed a constitutional ban on gay marriage for the second time.
The measure, House Joint Resolution 6, amends the original bill from 2005 and passed 70-26 with votes from all but one Republican and 11 Democrats, according to indystar.com. Though gay marriage is already illegal in Indiana, this would write a ban on gay marriage and any relationship “substantially similar” into the state constitution
The bill now advances to the state Senate. If approved, it will take another three years before the constitution is changed, as the constitution needs approval from two consecutive and separately elected legislatures. If the General Assembly adopts the resolution this year, it would have to do so again in 2013 or 2014 in order for the resolution to be placed on the 2014 ballot, according to WSBT .
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