Republican (fascist/socialist) governor M. Jodi Rell, of connecticut, signs Senate Bill 963, legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples. Connecticut is the first state to do so without court intervention.
[restored 1/14/2024]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
connecticut constitution of 1965, article I, section 1
www.cga.ct.gov/asp/Content/constitutions/CTConstitution.htm
References:
AN ACT CONCERNING CIVIL UNIONS
www.cga.ct.gov/2005/act/Pa/2005PA-00010-R00SB-00963-PA.htm
Connecticut Approves Civil Unions for Gays – The New York Times
www.nytimes.com/2005/04/21/nyregion/connecticut-approves-civil-unions-for-gays.html
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