SB 283 - Establishing Domestic Partnerships - Nevada Key Vote

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Title: Establishing Domestic Partnerships

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that defines domestic partnerships and establishes that domestic partners have the same rights, protections, and benefits as married couples.

Highlights:

-Defines domestic partnerships as a "social contract between two persons" who, of their own free will, "have chosen to share one another's lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring" (Sec. 5-6). -Establishes that domestic partners have the same rights and responsibilities as those that are granted to spouses (Sec. 7). -Resolves that employers are not required to provide health care benefits to the domestic partners of their employees (Sec. 8).

NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF MEMBERS ELECTED IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO.

See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Establishing Domestic Partnerships

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that defines domestic partnerships and establishes that domestic partners have the same rights, protections, and benefits as married couples.

Highlights:

-Defines domestic partnerships as a "social contract between two persons" who, of their own free will, "have chosen to share one another's lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring" (Sec. 5-6). -Establishes that domestic partners have the same rights and responsibilities as those that are granted to spouses (Sec. 7). -Resolves that employers are not required to provide health care benefits to the domestic partners of their employees (Sec. 8).

NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF MEMBERS ELECTED IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO.

See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Establishing Domestic Partnerships

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that defines domestic partnerships and establishes that domestic partners have the same rights, protections, and benefits as married couples.

Highlights:

-Defines domestic partnerships as a "social contract between two persons" who, of their own free will, "have chosen to share one another's lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring" (Sec. 5-6). -Establishes that domestic partners have the same rights and responsibilities as those that are granted to spouses (Sec. 7). -Resolves that employers are not required to provide health care benefits to the domestic partners of their employees (Sec. 8).

See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Establishing Domestic Partnerships

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that defines domestic partnerships and establishes that domestic partners have the same rights, protections, and benefits as married couples.

Highlights:

-Defines domestic partnerships as a "social contract between two persons" who, of their own free will, "have chosen to share one another's lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring" (Sec. 5-6). -Establishes that domestic partners have the same rights and responsibilities as those that are granted to spouses (Sec. 7).

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