Originally published Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 1:30 PM
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PrintLawmakers announce 'everything but marriage' bill
Lawmakers are looking to expand the state's domestic partnership law and advance the debate on marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples across the state.
Associated Press Writer
Lawmakers are looking to expand the state's domestic partnership law and advance the debate on marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples across the state.
State Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, says the first public hearing on an expanded domestic partnership bill would be next week.
The bill is pitched as "everything but marriage" for same-sex couples. It would add domestic partners to all remaining state statutes that deal with married couples, ranging from labor and employment to pensions and other public employee benefits.
Murray, who sponsored the state's domestic partnership law in 2007, is sponsoring the expansion bill in the Senate this year. Rep. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, is sponsoring it in the House.
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