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Governor M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut was the first US governor to sign a same-sex marriage bill into law in April 2009.
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Who was the first governor to sign a same-sex marriage bill into law?
On May 6, 2008, Maine Governor John Baldacci was the first US Governor to sign a same-sex marriage bill into law. The bill does not, however, take effect until January 5, 2013, because of a public referendum that temporarily interfered with its implementation. Same-sex marriage had already been legalized in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont, but without their governors signing the bill into law. FIRST GOVERNOR TO EFFECTIVE LEGISLATE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: On June 3, 2008, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch signed that state's marriage equality bill into law. FIRST GOVERNOR TO ISSUE EXECUTIVE ORDER: On May 17, 2004, Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts became the first US governor to order clerks in his state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. FIRST GOVERNOR TO LEGISLATE CIVIL UNIONS: [On April 26, 2000, Vermont Governor Howard Dean signed a Civil Union bill into law.]
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