Pennsylvania House Panel pulls gay marriage ban
Tue. March 13, 2012 8:07 AM by GoPride.com News Staff
Proposed marriage amendment draws fire from LGBT advocates
Harrisburg, PA -
A Pennsylvania House panel on Tuesday was set to consider a proposed resolution that would ban gay marriage in the state, but the committee has delayed a vote on House Bill 1434.
The House State Government Committee headed by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R), the resolution's sponsor, was set to meet at 9 a.m., but the it has been pulled from consideration Tuesday morning. The measure was expected to clear the panel.
According to ThinkProgress, Pennsylvania conservatives face sharp criticism and pushback for recently advancing a voter identification bill and one of the most far-reaching ultrasound bills in the country.
A petition circulated by Equality Pennsylvania called on lawmakers to focus on economic issues instead.
The resolution was introduced last year and would amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to ban recognition of same-sex marriage.
"The institution of traditional marriage has never been under greater attack," Metcalfe said at the time.
Currently, Pennsylvania bans same-sex marriage by law.
The House State Government Committee headed by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R), the resolution's sponsor, was set to meet at 9 a.m., but the it has been pulled from consideration Tuesday morning. The measure was expected to clear the panel.
According to ThinkProgress, Pennsylvania conservatives face sharp criticism and pushback for recently advancing a voter identification bill and one of the most far-reaching ultrasound bills in the country.
A petition circulated by Equality Pennsylvania called on lawmakers to focus on economic issues instead.
The resolution was introduced last year and would amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to ban recognition of same-sex marriage.
"The institution of traditional marriage has never been under greater attack," Metcalfe said at the time.
Currently, Pennsylvania bans same-sex marriage by law.