Lawmakers in the House shut down questions and debate on a controversial adoption bill before sending it to the governor.

Senate Bill 1140 was heard in both the Senate and House on Thursday. In the House, Democrats voiced a flurry of motions to prevent the bill from being heard, or at least delay it.

The bill would let faith-based adoption agencies receive state funds, even if they have a policy that limits adoption to families who conform to a particular set of beliefs. Democrats have called the bill discriminatory because adoption agencies could deny a child to a same-sex couple without risking their state support.

"This bill does not deny the right of a same-sex couple to adopt children," its author, state Sen. Greg Treat told his fellow senators.