 Following public consultation on the issue, a bill to legalise same-sex marriage in the Isle was introduced to House of Keys on 2 February 2016.A public consultation and government response was concluded by 22 January 2016, and the bill passed its third reading in the House on 8 March by a vote of 17–3.Following a number of technical amendments at the clauses stage, the bill passed its third reading in the Legislative Council on 26 April 2016 by a vote of 6–3.