Voters may have to wait four years to decide the definition of marriage in the Hoosier state, after House leaders decided they won't consider legislation that passed the Senate.
Supporters of traditional marriage and lawmakers expressed frustration Friday with the decision by Rep. Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City, not to hear Senate Joint Resolution 7, The Indianapolis Star reported.
"Rep. Pelath is the one person now standing in the way of allowing Hoosiers to have a voice on the issue of same-sex 'marriage' in Indiana," said Micah Clark, executive director of the American Family Association of Indiana.
To amend the Constitution to protect marriage, two consecutively elected legislatures must pass the measure, and voters must approve it in a general election.
