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  John Hickenlooper To Sign Colorado Civil Unions Bill On Thursday
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News DateWednesday, March 20, 2013 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionColorado Governor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, on Thursday will sign a bill into law legalizing civil unions.

Hickenlooper will sign Senate Bill 11, which creates civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, at the Colorado History Museum at 3PM.

The measure cleared the House last week on its third attempt. Republican House leaders last year refused to allow the bill to come up for a vote.

The drama of the previous two sessions was in sharp contrast to the ease with which the bill sailed through the General Assembly this year now that Democrats have regained control.

The measure came under heavy criticism from religiously-affiliated adoption agencies after its sponsors dropped exemptions to religious institutions wishing to withhold adoptions based on sexual orientation.
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