Honolulu, HI – Hawaii could be the 15th state to allow marriage equality, depending on the outcome of a special legislative session called to order this week by Gov. Neil Abercrombie.

NPR reports that gay marriage was in a “gray area” after 1993, when the state’s supreme court ruled in favor of the unions. A constitutional amendment was adopted five years later that took away jurisdiction from the courts and passed it over to Legislature, where is it then banned.

Abercrombie previously said that he would not order the session until he was sure that there would be enough votes to pass the bill, but Hawaii News Now reports that enough lawmakers in both chambers have committed to the bill.

Those opposed to the bill came out to testify against the bill on Monday morning at the state capitol in Honolulu. The National Organization for Marriage aired an anti-gay ad over the weekend which claimed that should same-sex couples marry, they would be dishonoring the Hawaiian tradition of “ohana,” which means family.

If approved, the measure would take effect on November 18.