The bill was tabled again on 26 April 2016. The Parliament voted for it in its second reading, 19 votes for and 14 against. The third reading of the bill was held on 29 April 2016 and the bill passed again with 19 votes for and 14 against. The bill received formal ratification in the Danish Parliament in April 2017 and received royal assent the following month. The law went into effect on 1 July 2017. The first same-sex wedding in the Faroe Islands was performed on 6 September 2017.