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BREAKING: Hawaii House Committees Advance Marriage Equality Legislation
BREAKING: Hawaii House Committees Advance Marriage Equality Legislation
November 5, 2013 at 10:35 pm
After five grueling days of testimony from thousands of individuals, the Hawaii House Judicial and Finance Committees — meeting jointly — advanced marriage equality legislation to the full chamber. The committees added three amendments to the bill. The first set the start date for December 2, 2013. The second removed section 572-C from the bill, which asserted parents’ rights and responsibilities including paternity, maternity, and parentage presumptions based on marriage. Lastly, the committee added religious protections similar to those included in Connecticut’s marriage equality law, protecting religious organizations from having to participate in the solemnization of a same-sex marriage.
During the debate, Rep. Bob McDermott (R), who is suing to block the legislature from passing marriage equality, attempted to substitute his own bill proposing a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, but he was blocked from proceeding. Several other lawmakers attempted to add amendments that would allow businesses to discriminate against same-sex couples, but they were not considered.
The bill now advances to the House, where it is expected to pass, at least according to a whip count from two weeks ago.
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/11/05/2897401/breaking-hawaii-house-committees-advance-marriage-equality-legislation/
November 5, 2013 at 10:35 pm
After five grueling days of testimony from thousands of individuals, the Hawaii House Judicial and Finance Committees — meeting jointly — advanced marriage equality legislation to the full chamber. The committees added three amendments to the bill. The first set the start date for December 2, 2013. The second removed section 572-C from the bill, which asserted parents’ rights and responsibilities including paternity, maternity, and parentage presumptions based on marriage. Lastly, the committee added religious protections similar to those included in Connecticut’s marriage equality law, protecting religious organizations from having to participate in the solemnization of a same-sex marriage.
During the debate, Rep. Bob McDermott (R), who is suing to block the legislature from passing marriage equality, attempted to substitute his own bill proposing a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, but he was blocked from proceeding. Several other lawmakers attempted to add amendments that would allow businesses to discriminate against same-sex couples, but they were not considered.
The bill now advances to the House, where it is expected to pass, at least according to a whip count from two weeks ago.
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/11/05/2897401/breaking-hawaii-house-committees-advance-marriage-equality-legislation/
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