Jay Hoffman voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizing Civil Unions
Signed by Governor Pat Quinn
Title: Authorizing Civil Unions
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes same-sex couples to enter into civil unions with the same legal protections and benefits as afforded to spouses.
-Defines "civil union" as a legal relationship between two persons regardless of sex (Sec. 10). -Authorizes persons in a civil union to be afforded the same legal obligations, responsibilities, protections, and benefits as afforded to spouses under the state law (Sec. 20). -Prohibits the following civil unions (Sec. 25):
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Title: Authorizing Civil Unions
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes same-sex couples to enter into civil unions with the same legal protections and benefits as afforded to spouses.
-Defines "civil union" as a legal relationship between two persons regardless of sex (Sec. 10). -Authorizes persons in a civil union to be afforded the same legal obligations, responsibilities, protections, and benefits as afforded to spouses under the state law (Sec. 20). -Prohibits the following civil unions (Sec. 25):
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Title: Authorizing Civil Unions