NY Gay Marriage Bill Expected to Pass

David Paterson, the governor of New York, said on Thursday that he expects to be signing a same-sex marriage bill into law in the coming weeks. Paterson also said he expects the Senate to give the measure its final legislative approval, making New York the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. Paterson said that he can’t force the Senate to take up the bill, and has admitted that he can’t guarantee its approval, but he says he is confident that it will pass.

The bill was blocked by a coup in the Senate last summer, though the Democratic-lead Assembly has passed the measure. Paterson said he’s spoken to advocates lobbying senators and “they believe if I put the bill on the calendar, it will pass. … I believe it will pass.”

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