Nine months after Kentucky clerk Kim Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the state Senate passed a bill to create one form for both gay and straight couples.
The Republican-led Senate on Friday sent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin legislation that would discontinue a requirement that a clerk’s name must be on marriage licenses.
Davis invoked a national controversy in June when the Rowan County clerk declined to approve the marriage of two men for religious reasons. Davis was jailed for five days before later returning to work.
Bevin is expected to sign the bill, giving applicants the option of selecting bride, groom or spouse on the new forms.
