▁law ▁could ▁go ▁into ▁effect , ▁however . ▁A ▁bill ▁to ▁this ▁effect ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Den mark ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁reading ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁come ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁However , ▁it ▁la ps ed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁parliament ary ▁elections . ▁A ▁nearly ▁identical ▁bill ▁with ▁only ▁minor ▁formal ▁changes ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁Parliament ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁reading ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁second ▁reading ▁happened ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁its ▁final ▁reading ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁given ▁royal ▁ass ent ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February , ▁taking ▁effect ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁first ▁same - sex ▁couple ▁in ▁Green land ▁were ▁married . ▁The ▁couple ▁were ▁married ▁at ▁the ▁Hans ▁Eg ede ▁Church . ▁ ▁* Two ▁MP s ▁( J ess ▁Sv ane ▁( S ium ut ) ▁and ▁I dd im ann g ii u ▁Bian co ▁( IA )) ▁are ▁not ▁shown ▁on ▁the ▁vote ▁t ally ▁in ▁the ▁reference ▁link ▁above . ▁Since ▁there ▁are ▁ 3 1