"This bill would offer basic legal protections to same-sex couples unable to marry as well opposite-sex couples, many of whom are senior citizens and people with disabilities, that choose not to marry for financial reasons."
The proposal, which is part of Gov. Bill Richardson’s legislative agenda, also will recognize same-sex marriages from other states as having the legal rights as a domestic partnership in New Mexico.
The House approved the measure on a mostly party-line 33-31 vote. Two Republicans supported the bill and seven Democrats opposed it.
Read the full AP story on the Las Cruces Sun here.
