colorado civil union bill gets first hearing on wednesday

[fizzgig]

Colorado's pending civil union legislation will see its first legislative hearing of the 2012 session on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The bill, SB-2, would establish civil unions for gay and lesbian couples - or any two consenting, unrelated adults. At 1:15 p.m., the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear public testimony on the bill, which is expected to pass the Democrat-controlled committee. Last year's legislation - almost identical to the language in this year's bill - passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a bipartisan vote of 6-3.

http://www.examiner.com/lgbt-issues-in-denver/civil-unions-bill-to-be-heard-senate-judiciary-committee-on-weds

it's been 20 years since amendment 2 and i'd like to see my state crawl out of the dark ages.

[LonePirate]

1. Good luck! Let's hope it passes. Meanwhile, your neighbor to the east is regressing.

A few municipalities here in KS have passed non-discrimination ordinances (namely college towns Lawrence and Manhattan, home to KU and KSU). Now the Rethug dominated state legislature wants to pass a law that would negate those ordinances. It boggles the mind how these two states share a border.