ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - After weeks of uncertainty and pleas by Gov. David Paterson, New York's Senate isn't expected to take up a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage.

Speaking after the Democratic majority met behind closed doors, Sen. Neil Breslin of Albany County says flatly there won't be a vote on the bill. Sen. David Valesky of central New York also says it appears the bill won't get to a long-awaited vote during a special session Tuesday.

The bill's sponsor, Sen. Thomas Duane of Manhattan, refused to comment even on whether he wants the bill to get to the floor, where approval is uncertain.

Sen. Martin Malave Dilan of Brooklyn says the measure could still come up later in the day, but it wasn't scheduled for the initial meeting of the Senate.

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