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The big anti-same sex marriage bill that passed a Senate committee on Monday and was headed for approval in the full Senate has been tabled indefinitely. Hours before the Pennsylvania Senate was expected to approve the proposed constitutional amendment that would bar same-sex marriage and civil unions in the state the measure’s backer pulled the bill, according to 365Gay.com. 

Sen. Michael Brubaker (R), the person behind the bill, asked to have the bill indefinitely tabled, saying that the bill would likely fail in the House. 

“It has become apparent that, as the issue stands today, Senate Bill 1250 will not move in the House,” said Brubaker.

It is unlikely it will resurface again this year. While the Pennsylvania Senate is controlled by Republicans, the House is controlled by Democrats. 

A recent poll found that although most Pennsylvanians oppose same-sex marriage there was widespread support civil unions. The poll, conducted by Susquehanna Polling and Research, found 65 percent of those questioned support civil unions while only 27 percent were opposed.