ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATIC BILL TO BRING MARRIAGE EQUALITY TO NEW JERSEY CLEARS ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE

Civil Rights Bill Sponsored by Oliver, Gusciora, Wagner, Jasey, McKeon, Vainieri Huttle, O’Donnell, Wisniewski & Eustace Would Bring Equal Treatment to All Couples

(TRENTON) – Assembly Democratic legislation to create true marriage equality and protect the civil rights of same-sex couples and their families who have suffered at the hands of a “separate but equal” system in New Jersey was released 5-2 Thursday by an Assembly committee.

The bill (A-1) - titled the Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act - would eliminate the civil unions that have been in place since 2007, but have failed to provide equal treatment to New Jersey’s same-sex couples, and instead define marriage as the legally recognized union of two consenting people in a committed relationship.

The bill is sponsored by Assembly Democratic lawmakers Reed Gusciora, Speaker Sheila Oliver, Connie Wagner, Mila Jasey, John McKeon, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Jason O’Donnell, Deputy Speaker John Wisniewski and Timothy Eustace...  

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