[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-safe-in-new-hampshire-for-now\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-safe-in-new-hampshire-for-now\/","headline":"Marriage Equality Safe in New Hampshire \u2026 for Now","name":"Marriage Equality Safe in New Hampshire \u2026 for Now","description":"By Katherine Dean Republicans in New Hampshire\u2019s House of Representatives have decided not to pursue bills that would repeal marriage equality laws, the Associated Press...","datePublished":"2011-01-13","dateModified":"2021-06-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-safe-in-new-hampshire-for-now\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":165,"articleBody":" By Katherine Dean Republicans in New Hampshire\u2019s House of Representatives have decided not to pursue bills that would repeal marriage equality laws, the Associated Press reports. Instead, according to House GOP Leader D.J. Bettencourt, lawmakers will focus on jobs and the economy.  \u201cThe social issues must take a back seat,\u201d Bettencourt told the AP.   At least two bills to repeal gay marriage in New Hampshire have been filed, according to The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation\u2019s (GLAAD) blog. Committees may now hold those bills until next year, according to the AP. Under the state\u2019s rules, House committees are not permitted to kill draft bills, but instead may hold them for the first year of a two-year session for a vote the following year.  \u201cThe legislative process will work its way through on those bills,” Bettencourt told the AP. \u201cOur focus will be on fixing the budget, reforming the pension system and getting to work on reforming the education system.\u201d"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Marriage Equality Safe in New Hampshire \u2026 for Now","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-safe-in-new-hampshire-for-now\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]