The head of the New Jersey Assembly says he won't post a bill to legalize same-sex marriage unless the Senate approves the measure first.
Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts said Thursday that all sides had a chance to be heard during seven hours of Senate debate earlier in December.
The bill eked through the Senate Judiciary Committee 7-6 but was hastily pulled from the full Senate because it seemed doomed to fail.
The Senate sponsors then asked that the measure be sent to the Assembly for a committee hearing.
The clock is ticking on the bill.
Gov. Jon Corzine, who supports the measure, leaves office Jan. 19. Gov.-elect Chris Christie has said he would veto it.
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