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Abercrombie calls for special session on same-sex marriage
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Sep 09, 2013 05:01pm |
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| Category | News |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 10, 2013 12:30:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced this afternoon that he will call the Legislature back into special session, set for Oct. 28, to consider a bill on same-sex marriage.
The push for such legislation by way of a special session increased in the aftermath a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in June that enabled legally married gay couples to receive federal benefits. Currently, same-sex couples in Hawaii can enter into civil unions and receive the same rights and benefits as marriage under state law but are not entitled to federal benefits. |
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