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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 2482: Legal unions/other states

Recognizing legal unions from other states as state registered domestic partnerships.

Summary

  • Provides that validly formed same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions will be recognized as state-registered domestic partnerships.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2482), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2010
  2. Out of committeeJan 18, 2010
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jamie Pedersen (D-43)
Introduced
January 11, 2010 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to recognizing legal unions from other states as state registered domestic partnerships;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jamie Pedersen (D-43)

16 co-sponsors (16 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Maralyn Chase D-32Scott White D-46Sherry Appleton D-23Dave Upthegrove D-33Senator D-36Geoff Simpson D-47Ruth Kagi D-32Sharon Nelson D-34Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Mark Ericks D-1Zack Hudgins D-11Ross Hunter D-48Bob Hasegawa D-11Timm Ormsby D-3Larry Springer D-45Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. JUDI - Majority; do pass.
  8. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  9. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2482 in other sessions

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