Wash. mulls major expansion of gay partner law
(Olympia, Washington) Legislation that would expand Washington’s 2007 Domestic Partner law to provide all of the state rights and benefits of marriage and a bill to legalize same-sex marriage have been filed in the Legislature.
Both bills are sponsored by Sen. Ed Murray and Rep. Jamie Pedersen, both Democrats and openly …
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State Sen. Ed Murray of Seattle and five other gay members of the Legislature are working on a bill that would expand the rights approved in the 2007 domestic-partnership law.
Nearly 5,000 couples have registered to claim rights such as hospital visits and community property. Murray wants to add pensions and parenting and tax issues.
Murray also told The Olympian he also plans to introduce a same-sex marriage bill but thinks it’s too early to push for full marriage rights for same-sex couples.
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