The Alabama state senate has voted to do away with state-issued marriage licenses following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.

Senators approved the bill 23-3 on Tuesday. Instead of having county probate offices issue licenses, couples now need to file a form that records their marriage.

Republicans in the senate believe this new bill will end any controversy that still exists over the issuing of marriage licenses, as some Alabama probate judges have stopped handing out marriage licenses all together so as to avoid giving them to same-sex couples.

The new bill, the Republicans promise, will ensure that people will be allowed to marry whomever they choose.

Rep. Patricia Todd, the only openly gay legislator in the state, has called the bill "unnecessary" and believes that probate judges should do their job regardless of their personal beliefs.