According to a report from Gay City News (GCN), New Jersey’s Assembly Judiciary Committee passed their own marriage equality bill.
The decision was unanimous with a 4-0 vote and was created to codify the legislation into state law. The NJ A5367 (20R) is now headed to the state legislature, which is expected to pass the inclusive law before the year’s end.
Since 2013, marriage equality has been legal within the Garden State through the result of a Superior Court ruling. However, this new bill is the second attempt to codify same-sex marriage after the first was thrown out over the inclusion of religious exemptions.
Lauren Albrecht, who is the policy consultant for Garden State Equality, gave insight into why second bill was created. “We have