Complex sentence: A bill to legalize same-sex marriage passed the Delaware House by a vote of 23 to 18 on April 23 and the Senate by a vote of 12 to 9 on May 7.
Split into simpler sentences: A bill to legalize same-sex marriage passed the Delaware House by a vote of 23 to 18 on April 23. The Senate approved it by a vote of 12 to 9 on May 7.