Same-sex Marriage bill defeated in New Jersey

What New Jersey's Ruling On Gay Marriage Means

By Randy LoBasso at 1:55 am on Tuesday January 12, 2010

On January 7th, the New Jersey state Senate  defeated a bill that would have legalized same-sex marriage. The vote was 20-14 and nine Democrats, including Senate President Steve Sweeney, either voted "no" or abstained.