Marriage Issue Legislative Update Legislative Update State & Local March 18, 2010

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1 Marriage Issue Legislative Update Legislative Update State & Local March 18, 2010 California SB 906: This bill creates a new class of civil marriages, which would undermine the traditional definition of marriage. Action: Introduced on On , a possible date of was set to be acted upon. Set to the Committee on Judiciary on On , a hearing is scheduled for No Connecticut SB 333: This bill would validate all marriages and civil unions that took place before Action: Introduced and referred to the Judiciary Committee on No further action as of Illinois HB 178: This bill would legalize same-sex marriage. Action: Introduced and referred to House Committee on Rules on Assigned to Youth and Family Committee on and re-referred to Rules Committee on No

2 Illinois, continued SB 2468: This bill would legalize same-sex marriage. Action: Read in the Senate on and referred to the Committee on Assignments. Senator Emil Jones was added as chief co-sponsor and the bill assigned to the Executive Committee on Senate postponed the Executive Committee s deadline for a vote on No new date for committee vote was given. Senate postponed the deadline for a vote on and no new deadline was given. No Minnesota SF 2145: This bill would legalize same-sex marriage. Action: Referred to the Committee on Judiciary on No further action as of SF 120: This bill would legalize same-sex marriage. Action: Presented in the Senate on No New Jersey A795: This bill would authorize members of the New Jersey State Legislature to solemnize marriages and civil unions. Action: Introduced and referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee on No A2472: This bill would allow government employees to receive benefits for their domestic partners. Action: Introduced and referred to the Assembly State Government Committee on No

3 New Jersey, continued S941: Amends the Access to Medical Research Act by giving a patient s domestic partner full authority over that patient s medical care. The domestic partner would have authority over the patient s adult children in making care decisions. Actions: Introduced and referred to the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. Hearing scheduled for No A 1068: Domestic partners of public employees are entitled to participate in public employee assistance programs if they so chose. Actions: Introduced and referred to the Assembly Labor Committee on No New Hampshire HB 1590: This bill repeals same-sex marriage. Action: Introduced and referred to the House Judiciary on Public hearing held on Executive session on The House deemed the bill inexpedient to legislate on Representative Easton filed a motion for reconsideration on No New York AB 2128: This bill would entitle domestic partners in certain provisions to receive disability benefits. This bill also defines domestic partner. Action: Referred to the Assembly Labor Committee on No further action as of AB 3452: This bill would allow credit unions to offer membership to domestic partners. Action: Referred to the Assembly Banks Committee on No further action as of

4 New York, continued AB 8344: This bill would extend benefits of state employees to their domestic partners. Action: Referred to the Assembly Governmental Employees Committee on No AB 2368: This bill would mandate health insurance coverage to domestic partners of insured persons. Action: Set on Assembly calendar on and assigned to Assembly Insurance Committee on Laid aside on Passed the Assembly on Referred to the Senate Insurance Committee on No SB 5682: This bill would make it illegal for a person that abandoned his or her spouse or domestic partner from collecting that individual s pension. Action: Introduced and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Referred again to the same committee on Held at the Sponsor s request on No Oklahoma HB 2634: This bill would create covenant marriage. Under covenant marriage, couples who complete twenty or more hours of premarital counseling may receive a marriage license at a reduced fee. Divorcing couples with a minor child must attend an educational program before addressing other issues. Action: Introduced on Referred to the Judiciary at Passed the House on Referred to the Senate on No Pennsylvania SB 935: Amends Title 23 (which addresses domestic relations) to provide for samesex marriages. Action: Introduced and referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. Discussed in press conference on No

5 Pennsylvania, continued SB 707: This joint resolution defines marriage between one man and one woman. Action: Introduced and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on On , the Senate Judiciary Committee met to discuss SB 707. Motion to table the bill carried on No Rhode Island H 7809: This bill states that employers can take time off from work to care for their domestic partners. Action: Introduced and referred to the House Labor Committee on Scheduled for hearing/consideration on No West Virginia HJR 5: This resolution would amend the State Constitution to prohibit the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. Action: Introduced in the House and sent to the House Constitutional Revision Committee on Motion to discharge committee laid over on House Calendar on No HJR 111: This resolution would amend the State Constitution to prohibit the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. Action: Introduced in the House and sent to the House Constitutional Revision Committee on No SJR 3: This resolution would amend the State Constitution to prohibit the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. Action: Introduced in the Senate and sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee on No

6 Washington SB 5674: This bill would legalize same-sex marriage. Action: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status on No further action as of Family Research Council 801 G Street, NW Washington DC,