California Assembly for Second Time Adopts Gay Marriage Bill
Samatha Young
Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2007

SACRAMENTO — The state Assembly on Tuesday voted to allow gay couples to marry in a challenge to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has said he would veto the bill if it passes the full Legislature.

Lawmakers approved the measure on a party-line vote, with the majority saying the

Legislature should not to wait for the state Supreme Court to act on the issue. It passed 42-34. "This does in fact provide equal marriage rights for all citizens of California," bill author Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, said as he began what marked the lengthiest debate so far this year on the Assembly floor. the rest