HONOLULU — The Hawaii House of Representatives on Friday voted to approve civil unions for same-sex couples, moving the proposal back to the state Senate for final consideration.
The full House passed the bill by a vote of 31-19.
The bill would allow same-sex and heterosexual couples to enter into civil unions and receive the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as marriage under state law.
Last month, the state Senate passed the civil unions bill by a vote of 19-6.
But because of amendments attached in the House at the recommendation of the state Attorney General’s Office, the bill will now go back to the Senate before making its way to the Governor for his signature.
Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie has promised to sign the civil unions legislation if approved, calling it a simple issue of civil rights.
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Hell yeah
Now work on Texas, if texas will then the rest will be easy
Venezuelaaaaaaa!!! =´(
good. now do the same for Australia -_-
ALOHA! xD
The life of the land is perpetuated in it’s people…
The life of the land is perpetuated in it’s people…
In righteousness. …
WOOOHOOO!!!
Love, love, love for all <3
Love, love, love for all <3
Do this for Washington next.
Come on California, everybodys doin it!
As a consequence of the California Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003, Prop 8, a few subsequent Houise bills, and an IRS internal decision, domestic partnerships in California are almost indistinguishable, in terms of the protections provided under law, from the civil unions which would come out of Hawaii’s new bill. So basically, Hawaii is just now catching up with the situation as already stood in California.
Both have further to go to reach full marriage equality.
If you want a state to really go after, take Florida for example. Its ballot proposition not only outlawed same-sex marriage, but also went further by prohibiting anything that is the “substantial equivalent” of marriage, such as civil unions and domestic partnerships.
Washington for the win :D
YEAHH!
WAPAK! yaaaahoooo!!