BILL REQ. #:  H-3833.1 



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HOUSE BILL 2482
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State of Washington61st Legislature2010 Regular Session

By Representatives Pedersen, Chase, White, Appleton, Upthegrove, Carlyle, Simpson, Kagi, Nelson, Kenney, Ericks, Hudgins, Hunter, Hasegawa, Ormsby, Springer, and Santos

Prefiled 12/21/09. Read first time 01/11/10.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.



     AN ACT Relating to recognizing legal unions from other states as state registered domestic partnerships; and amending RCW 26.60.090.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 26.60.090 and 2009 c 521 s 72 are each amended to read as follows:
     A legal union of two persons of the same sex((, other than a marriage,)) that was validly formed in another jurisdiction, and that is substantially equivalent to a domestic partnership under this chapter, shall be recognized as a valid domestic partnership in this state and shall be treated the same as a domestic partnership registered in this state regardless of whether it bears the name domestic partnership.

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