Legislation
State Legislation
Arizona HB 2543/SB 1397
Would permit gay, lesbian or straight couples to register as domestic partners and receive a limited bundle of rights, including hospital visitation, emergency medical decision-making, and inheritance.Arkansas HB 2176
Would prohibit a county or municipality from creating a domestic partnership registry or other certification process recognizing a domestic partner relationship not recognized by the state constitution. Existing laws creating such registries would be void.Florida HB 1067/SB 1642
Would permit couples to register as domestic partners and receive the rights and responsibilities provided to married spouses under state law.California HR 5/SR 7
Would state the legislature’s opposition to Proposition 8 on the grounds that it was an improper revision, not an amendment, of the state constitution, and was improperly enacted.
Illinois HB 2234
Would permit couples, lesbian, gay or heterosexual, to enter into civil unions and receive the rights and responsibilities given to married couples under state law.Maine LD 1118
Would expand existing law to provide registered domestic partners with the same rights and responsibilities granted to spouses under state law.Maryland HB 1215/ SB 785
Would exempt domestic partners from inheritance tax on a joint primary residence held in joint tenancy that passes from a deceased partner to a surviving partner for the surviving partner’s use.Montana HB 590
Would have created a domestic partner registry and provide registered domestic partners with specific rights, benefits, and responsibilities.Washington SB 1247
Would expand the existing domestic partner registry to provide registered domestic partners with access to the rights and responsibilities provided to spouses under state law.New Mexico HB 21/SB 12
Would permit couples to register as domestic partners and receive all the rights, benefits, and responsibilities of married couples under state law.
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