Vote to pass a bill that authorizes same-sex marriages beginning October 1, 2011.
Highlights:
Authorizes an official of a religious institution to decline solemnizing any marriage by the right to free exercise of religion (Sec. 2).
Authorizes an organization with religious affiliations to decline providing its services to an individual if the request is related to the solemnization or promotion of a marriage that is in violation of the entity's religious beliefs (Sec. 3).
Authorizes a fraternal benefit society with religious affiliations to decline admitting an individual as a member or providing insurance benefits to an individual if to do so would violate the society's religious beliefs (Sec. 4).