Debate starts on gay marriage bill at about 26:00. Depending on your internet connection it may or may not be difficult to watch this. Right now it appears their are many watching and so it may be slower than usual. If so save or bookmark this post and come back to it later after traffic slows down.

To hear hours of debate in the NJ Judiciary Committee where the bill passed out of committee by a vote of 7-6 to get to the Senate floor for debate below see: Audio of NJ freedom of religion and same sex marriage bill being debated in NJ Judiciary Committee



The bill failed by a vote of 20-14. Language from the bill (Read full bill here): "Although same-sex couples may enter into civil unions, nonetheless New Jersey’s discriminatory exclusion of these couples from marriage further harms same-sex couples and their families by denying them unique public recognition and affirmation....It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this bill to end the pernicious practice of marriage discrimination in New Jersey....No member of the clergy of any religion authorized to solemnize marriage and no religious society, institution or organization in this State shall be required to solemnize any marriage in violation of the free exercise of religion guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or by Article I, paragraph 4 of the New Jersey Constitution."