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Year in Review

WATCH: 5 Times Bill Signings Were Really Exciting in 2013

From Rhode Island to Illinois, governors in 2013 made same-sex marriage legal with their signatures.

By Tiara Chiaramonte
December 31 2013 3:35 PM EST

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Rhode Island established the legal right to marry on May 2, and it was effective August 1.

 

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Delaware established the legal right to marry May 7, and it was effective  July 1.

 

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Minnesota established the legal right to marry May 14, and it was effective August 1.

 

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Hawaii established the legal right to marry November 13, and it was effective December 2.

 

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Illinois established the legal right to marry November 20, and it will be effective June 1.

 

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Same-sex marriage also became legal in California, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Utah in 2013, but through court rulings.

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