After a debate that consumed the entire morning session of the NH House, HB436 was passed by a vote of 186-179. The bill extends to same sex partners the right to marry.
Passage was not easy. On the first vote the bill was defeated by one vote, 183-182. However, the bill was immediately brought forward for reconsideration when the House couldn't muster enough support to kill it.
A link to a brief AP story filed less than twenty minutes ago.
NH House approves gay marriage http://hosted.ap.org/...
The bill will now move on to the NH Senate for consideration. Democrats currently hold a 14 to 9 majority in the upper chamber.
Thus far Gov. Lynch has not indicated whether or not he'll sign the bill into law if passed by the senate.
I'll try to update if any additional information becomes available.
Update: A more detailed story has been published by the Union Leader.
It suggests that Gov. Lynch opposes the legislation.
Update 2: Contact Gov. Lynch and let him know you'd like him to support this legislation. Here's a link to send him an e-mail.