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Tapp said Wednesday that he plans to file the bill again next year.<\/p>\n<p>The bill would restrict future foster and adoptive parents to people who are married under Kentucky law, which would eliminate gay couples or unmarried couples from adopting or becoming foster parents.<\/p>\n<p>A similar bill has been developed in Tennessee. 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