BREAKING: New Hampshire House Votes Down Gay Marriage Bill

Updated 16:00 EDT. However, in a very close vote, the New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted down the gay marriage bill that Governor Lynch said he would sign with some revisions. House seeking compromise with Senate.

Earlier in the day, the New Hampshire Senate approved the revised bill by a vote of 14 to 10. The bill then went back to the House where approval was expected.

According to the Union Leader newspaper:

A divided New Hampshire House has refused to go along with changes the governor demanded to make his state the sixth to allow gay marriage. Instead, it voted to further negotiate with the Senate.

The Senate passed the changes 14-10 Wednesday, but the House failed to agree later in the day by a vote of 188-186. Opponents tried to kill the bill, but failed. The House then voted 207-168 to ask the Senate to negotiate a compromise.