After a tense final day of the Illinois legislature, the state House is not expected to consider the marriage equality bill, advocates expect.
Friday is the last day of this session of the state legislature, but the measure could be considered in the “veto session” this fall.
Some are still holding onto a shred of hope, but it's looking highly unlikely at this point. The bill passed the Illinois State Senate and the governor has vowed to sign the bill into law, but it looks like the votes just couldn't be mustered in the House. If this news is true, it's a bummer after such a long streak of good news on the marriage equality front, but it's still only a matter of time—and probably not a very long time at that—before Illinois legalizes gay marriage.
UPDATE 4:56 PM: And then there's this:
Rep. Harris to @chicagophoenix in regards to reports of no vote one #SB10: "Wait." #il4m #LGBT #twill
— Chicago Phoenix (@ChicagoPhoenix) May 31, 2013
UPDATE 5:14 PM: A sponsor is discussing the bill right now on this livestream. Sounds like they're holding it off until November. "We will be back and we will be voting on this bill in this legislature." He apologizes to gay Illinoisians that he's not presenting the bill today.
