Only three bills are up for debate Thursday night. One, sponsored by Blais, R-Coventry, would prohibit same-sex marriage. Another sponsored by Sen. Rhoda Perry, D-Providence, would pave the way for "civil marriage [as] a legal institution recognized by the state in order to promote stable relationships and to protect individuals who are in those relationships." A third, sponsored by freshman Sen. Erin Lynch, D-Warwick, would allow same-sex couples who married elsewhere to get a divorce here.