Washington State Passes Bill To Recognize All Out-Of-State Marriages!
Posted By Eric Ethington (Author) on March 31, 2011
Washington – The State Senate voted yesterday to recognize all civil partnerships performed in other states. This includes marriages, civil unions, domestic partnerships etc. It was voted in by a margin of 28-19.
Washington does not currently offer full marriage for gay couples, meaning that if you have a marriage currently and move to Washington, it will automatically be recognized – although it will be downgraded to a Domestic Partnership.
Still a huge step though.
The Senate voted 28-19 to pass the bill, HB 1649. It now heads to Gov. Chris Gregoire to sign into law.
Sen. Kevin Ranker
“This bill is about making sure that people who love one another – and that love and friendship respected and honored in another state or another country – when they come here they have the same opportunity,”This bill is about making sure that people who love one another – and that love and friendship respected and honored in another state or another country – when they come here they have the same opportunity,” Sen. Kevin Ranker, D- San Juan Island, said on the Senate floor.
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The bill, sponsored by Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, cleared the House with a 58-39 vote earlier this month.
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.
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