New Hampshire Legislators Vote To Make Gay Marriage Legal
(Union Leader) - Concord – Gay marriage legislation became law in New Hampshire this afternoon.
Gov. John Lynch signed the bills just after 5:20 p.m. before dozens of enthusiastic supporters of same-sex marriage.
New Hampshire's law takes effect Jan. 1.
HB 73, compromise legislation demanded by the governor, was passed by a vote of 14-10 in the Senate and 198-176 in the House today. HB 73 (text), was an add-on to the gay marriage bill itself, HB 436 (text), and to HB 310 (text), which made technical changes to the main bill.
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