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Civil union supporters petition state Senate
By Associated Press
POSTED: 11:41 a.m. HST, Apr 29, 2009
Supporters of same-sex civil unions are still pushing for a vote on the issue with a petition signed by more than 7,300 people.
Gay rights advocates delivered the petition today to the office of Sen. Brian Taniguchi, head of the legislative committee that held up the measure.
The petition asks Taniguchi to waive the bill’s referral from his Senate Judiciary Committee so that it could get a full vote from the Senate.
The petitioners also are trying to exercise a rarely used rule that allows petitions to be read before the full 25-member Senate.
Civil unions legislation passed the state House this year but failed to advance out of the Senate Judiciary Committee following a 3-3 vote. An effort to recall the bill to the full Senate fell short.
Supporters of same-sex civil unions are still pushing for a vote on the issue with a petition signed by more than 7,300 people.
Gay rights advocates delivered the petition today to the office of Sen. Brian Taniguchi, head of the legislative committee that held up the measure.
The petition asks Taniguchi to waive the bill’s referral from his Senate Judiciary Committee so that it could get a full vote from the Senate.
The petitioners also are trying to exercise a rarely used rule that allows petitions to be read before the full 25-member Senate.
Civil unions legislation passed the state House this year but failed to advance out of the Senate Judiciary Committee following a 3-3 vote. An effort to recall the bill to the full Senate fell short.
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