(David Duprey/Associated Press)
Advocates on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate in Maryland scrambled Wednesday to lobby a small number of wavering delegates as the start of debate on the House floor was put off until Thursday.
On Wednesday morning, the legislation was “laid over,” a common procedural move to allow more time to draft proposed amendments.
Lawmakers expect a very close vote by Friday on the bill sponsored by Gov. Martin O’Malley (D). It will take 71 votes to pass in the 141-member House.
On Tuesday, a pair of House panels jointly voted 25 to 18 to send the bill to the floor. If passed, Maryland would join the District and seven other states in allowing gay nuptials.
Here’s a look at how members of the two House panels voted on Tuesday:
HEALTH & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Peter A. Hammen (D-Baltimore), chair: Yea
Shane E. Pendergrass (D-Howard), vice chair: Yea
Eric M. Bromwell (D-Baltimore County): Yea
Robert A. Costa (R-Anne Arundel): Yea
Bonnie L. Cullison (D-Montgomery): Yea
John P. Donoghue (D-Washington): Nay
Donald B. Elliott (R-Carroll): Nay
William J. Frank (R-Baltimore County): Nay
James W. Hubbard (D-Prince George’s): Yea
A. Wade Kach (R-Baltimore County): Nay
Ariana B. Kelly (D-Montgomery): Yea
Nicholaus R. Kipke (R-Anne Arundel): Nay
Susan W. Krebs (R-Carroll): Nay
Patrick L. McDonough (R-Baltimore County): Absent
Dan K. Morhaim (D-Baltimore County): Yea
Peter F. Murphy (D-Charles): Yea
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D-Baltimore County): Yea
Nathaniel T. Oaks (D-Baltimore): Yea
Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk (D-Prince George’s): Yea
Justin D. Ready (R-Carroll): Nay
Kirill Reznik (D-Montgomery): Yea
Shawn Z. Tarrant (D-Baltimore): Yea
Veronica L. Turner (D-Prince George’s): Yea
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Joseph F. Vallario Jr. (D-Prince George’s), chair: Nay
Kathleen M. Dumais (D-Montgomery), vice chair: Yea
Tiffany T. Alston (D-Prince George’s): Nay
Curtis S. Anderson (D-Baltimore): Yea
Sam Arora (D-Montgomery): Abstain
Jill P. Carter (D-Baltimore): Yea
Luke H. Clippinger (D-Baltimore): Yea
John W. E. Cluster Jr. (R-Baltimore County): Nay
Frank M. Conaway Jr. (D-Baltimore): Yea
Don H. Dwyer Jr. (R-Anne Arundel): Nay
Michael J. Hough (R-Frederick): Nay
Kevin Kelly (D-Allegany): Nay
Susan C. Lee (D-Montgomery): Yea
Susan K. McComas (R-Harford): Nay
Michael A. McDermott (R-Worcester): Nay
Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr. (D-Baltimore): Yea
Neil C. Parrott (R-Washington): Nay
Luiz R. S. Simmons (D-Montgomery): Yea
Michael D. Smigiel Sr. (R-Cecil): Nay
Kriselda Valderrama (D-Prince George’s): Yea
Geraldine Valentino-Smith (D-Prince George’s): Nay
Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher (D-Montgomery): Yea
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