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STATE SENATE ACTION ON H. B. 2381
June 21. 2006

After the attempt to reinstate the original language of H.B. 2381 which banned both same-sex marriage and civil unions failed, there was a valiant attempt to introduce similar language which would have also banned civil unions. Senator John Gordner introduced that amendment. This was a very close vote . . . in all actuality this was the most important vote last night. Twenty-three senators voted for an amendment that, although not exactly as the original language, would have banned civil unions also. The AFA of PA supported this language.

Roll Call on Gordner Amendment No. A-8317 which would have banned both same-sex marriage and civil unions:

Yea: 23

Armstrong
Boscola
Brightbill
Corman
Gordner
Greenleaf
Jubelirer
Madigan
Orie
Piccola
Pippy
Punt
Rafferty
Regola
Rhoades
Robbins
Scarnati
Tomlinson
Waugh
Wenger
White, Donald
White, Mary Jo
Wonderling

Nay: 27

Browne
Conti
Costa
Dinniman
Earll
Erickson
Ferlo
Fontana
Fumo
Hughes
Kasunic
Kitchen
LaValle
Lemmond
Logan
Mellow
Musto
O'Pake
Pileggi
Stack
Stout
Tartaglione
Vance
Washington
Williams, Anthony H.
Williams, Constance
Wozniak

The action of the Senate was a definite setback . . . but can it be deemed an absolute defeat? No . . . 23 Senators voting to reinstate language to ban both same-sex marriage and civil unions proves that!