Key Votes
A 8590 - Same-Sex Marriage - Key Vote
New York Key Votes
Joseph Lentol voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - June 19, 2008
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (85-61) - June 19, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Same-Sex Marriage
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that allows marriage between members of the same sex.
Highlights:
- Amends the domestic relations law to prohibit legal discrimination based on the gender of the couple (sec. 2).
- Prohibits denying a marriage license on the grounds of the sex of the parties (sec. 3).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - May 21, 2007
Title: Same-Sex Marriage
Sponsors
- Jeffrion L. Aubry (NY - D)
- William Frank Boyland Jr. (NY - D)
- Adam T. Bradley (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steven C. 'Steve' Englebright (NY - D)
- Herman D. Farrell Jr. (NY - D)
- Michael N. Gianaris (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- George S. Latimer (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donna A. Lupardo (NY - D)
- John J. 'Jack' McEneny (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel J. O'Donnell (NY - D)
- James Gary Pretlow Sr. (NY - D)
- Philip R. 'Phil' Ramos (NY - D)
- Michelle Schimel (NY - D)
- Robert K. 'Bob' Sweeney (NY - D)
- Darryl C. Towns (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Harvey Weisenberg (NY - D)
- Ellen Young (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Marc S. Alessi (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael R. Benedetto (NY - D)
- Jonathan L. Bing (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- James F. Brennan (NY - D)
- Richard L. Brodsky (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin A. Cahill (NY - D)
- Vivian E. Cook (NY - D)
- Luis M. Diaz (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (NY - D)
- Patricia A. 'Pat' Eddington (NY - I) (Out Of Office)
- Ginny A. Fields (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah J. Glick (NY - D)
- Richard N. 'Dick' Gottfried (NY - D)
- Andrew D. Hevesi (NY - D)
- William B. 'Sam' Hoyt III (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ellen C. Jaffee (NY - D)
- Hakeem Jeffries (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Susan V. John (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brian P. Kavanagh (NY - D)
- Micah Z. Kellner (NY - D)
- Ivan C. Lafayette (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rory I. Lancman (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles D. Lavine (NY - D)
- Joseph R. Lentol (NY - D)
- Barbara S. Lifton (NY - D)
- Vito J. Lopez (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joan L. Millman (NY - D)
- Catherine T. Nolan (NY - D)
- Felix W. Ortiz Jr. (NY - D)
- Amy R. Paulin (NY - D)
- José R. Peralta (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jose Rivera (NY - D)
- Naomi Rivera (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Linda B. Rosenthal (NY - D)
- Teresa R. Sayward (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew J. Titone (NY - D)
- Mark S. Weprin (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Keith L.T. Wright (NY - D)
- Kenneth Zebrowski (NY - D) (Out Of Office)