MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate has approved a bill that would do away with the requirement for probate judges to sign marriage licenses.
The bill comes as a few probate judges in the state continue to refuse to issue marriage licenses to anyone so they do not have to give them to gay couples.
Senators voted 22-6 for the bill Tuesday. The measure now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives.
Instead of a license signed by the probate judge, Republican Sen. Greg Albritton’s bill would require couples to file a form and affidavit with the probate judge to record their marriages.
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Similar legislation failed to win final approval in the last two legislative sessions.
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