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The Marriage Equality Act is a 2011 landmark New York State law that made same-sex marriage legal. The bill was introduced in the New York State Assembly by Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell and in the New York State Senate by Senator Thomas Duane. It was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on June 24, 2011 and took effect on July 24, 2011.
In 2012, Marchione was elected to the New York State Senate in District 43; she held that position from 2013 until 2018, when she declined to seek re-election. Marchione is notable for having unseated State Senator Roy McDonald, a fellow Republican, following his 2011 vote to legalize same-sex marriage in New York.
Robles decision declined to judicially mandate the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York. The court ruling stated that same-sex partners did not have the right to marry under the New York Constitution. [121] May 2007 : A Massachusetts trial court judge ruled that marriage licenses obtained by New York same-sex couples prior to the ...
Brian X. Foley was seen as a key swing senate vote in the 2009 Marriage Equality debate in New York State. In April 2009, Governor David Paterson announced that he would introduce a Marriage Equality bill in the New York State Legislature. [3] Foley voted in favor of Marriage Equality legislation on December 2, 2009, but the bill was defeated.
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Respect for Marriage Act, ... — Jonathan Chait, New York. Opposition to same-sex marriage has become increasingly difficult to rationalize
In 2011, LaValle voted against allowing same-sex marriage in New York during roll-call for the Marriage Equality Act, [8] which legalized same-sex marriage in the state. [9] The Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium at Stony Brook University bears his name. [10] On January 10, 2020, LaValle announced that he would not seek re-election to the Senate in ...
Marriage License Filings, York County Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court, Nov. 1 through Nov. 15, 2023.
On December 2, 2009, Young voted against same-sex marriage legislation that failed to pass the Senate. [19] She again voted against allowing same-sex marriage in New York during the senate roll-call vote on the Marriage Equality Act when it came before the Senate on June 24, 2011; the bill narrowly passed nonetheless in a 33-29 vote. [20]