Key Votes
HB 168 - Authorizes Same-Sex Civil Unions - Key Vote
Wyoming Key Votes
Kathleen Davison voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
Issues
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (25-34) - Jan. 30, 2013 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Same-Sex Civil Unions
Vote to pass a bill that defines and specifies the extent of domestic partnerships, effective July 1, 2013.
- Establishes domestic partnerships in Wyoming, with the individuals in a domestic partnership having the rights, responsibilities, protections, and legal benefits provided in state law for immediate family members (Sec. 1).
- Defines “domestic partnership” as a civil union between 2 “natural people” who are consenting adults and at least 18 years of age (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that a domestic partnership is certified by the Wyoming county clerk (Sec. 1).
- Expands the term “spouse” in Wyoming law to include individuals who are in a domestic partnership (Sec. 1).
- Requires the state of Wyoming to recognize all domestic partnerships which are valid by the laws of the state in which they were entered (Sec. 1).
- Classifies entering into a marriage and a domestic partnership simultaneously or having more than 1 domestic partnership at a time as a felony, with a fine of up to $5,000 and up to 5 years in prison for a violation (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 15, 2013
Title: Authorizes Same-Sex Civil Unions
Sponsors
- Bruce Burns (WY - R)
- James W. 'Jim' Byrd (WY - D)
- Cathy Connolly (WY - D)
- Bernadine L. Craft (WY - D)
- Keith Marshall Gingery (WY - R)
- Matthias Greene (WY - R)
- Ruth Ann Petroff (WY - R)
- Christopher 'Chris' Rothfuss (WY - D)
- Mary A. Throne (WY - D)
- Michael J. Von Flatern (WY - R)
- Sue Wallis (WY - R)
- Daniel K. 'Dan' Zwonitzer (WY - R)
