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The Connecticut General Assembly passed a bill to adopt ''' Civil Union s''' in Connecticut , ensuring that Same-sex Couple s get the same Civil Right s as heterosexual couples. It was signed into law by the Governor on April 20 2005 . (Civil unions provide same sex couples with many of the same rights and responsibilities as Marriage , including a voice in medical-care issues and legal standing to inherit money and property.). Connecticut became the fifth State in the United States (following Vermont , Maine , California , and New Jersey ) to adopt civil unions or domestic partnership, and the first to do so without judicial intervention. A bill was passed by the Connecticut Senate on April 6 , 2005 in a 27-9 vote. Six of the Senate's 12 Republicans and 21 of the 24 Democrats voted for the bill. Six Republicans and three Democrats voted against it. An amendment to specifically define " Marriage " as being between one man and one woman failed on a 23-10 vote. The approval of the Senate came after the bill cleared the powerful Judiciary Committee in a 25-13 vote, and after Governor Jodi Rell (a moderate Republican) gave her support for the measure. A Quinnipiac University poll released the day after the Senate approved civil unions showed that 56 percent of registered voters in support. The bill was later passed by the Connecticut House Of Representatives . The 2000 U.S. Census found 7,400 same-sex couples living in Connecticut. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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