Gay Marriage Ban Fails in Md.
GOP Sponsor Vows to Revive Measure With Parliamentary Ploys
By Matthew Mosk and Robert Barnes
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, February 3, 2006

A measure that would have put a same-sex marriage ban on the November ballot died yesterday in a hail of parliamentary maneuvers as tempers flared in the Maryland House of Delegates over an issue that carried implications both deeply personal and broadly political.

House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel) abruptly halted the morning floor session after learning that Republicans had gathered enough signatures to petition the measure to the floor for a debate. Story