Conn. House Expected To Follow Senate In Passing Gay Unions Bill

davidinalameda

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Apr-07-05 02:34 PM
Original message

Conn. House Expected To Follow Senate In Passing Gay Unions Bill

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/04/040705connPoll.htm

Legislation granting same-sex couples civil unions is expected to encounter little difficulty in the House following yesterday's wide win in the Senate.

As 365Gay.com reported Wednesday, the Connecticut Senate voted 27 - 9 to pass the bill (story).

Today, House chairman of the legislature�s Judiciary Committee, state Rep. Michael P. Lawlor (D-East Haven) predicted that the civil-union bill is likely to pass the 151-member House with about 90 votes in support

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.