Hawaii House of Representatives has approved civil unions and the measure goes to Republican Gov. Linda Lingle for her signature. The Honolulu Advertiser reports:
She has not said whether she would sign or veto the bill. Lingle has 45 days to decide. If she vetoes the bill, the House and Senate can come back in a one-day override session in July.
[H/T: Keori]
Hawaii is surfing toward becoming the fifth state to legalize same-sex civil unions (not quite gay marriage). The the Democrat-dominated Legislature and Republican governor must merely approve the measure, which passed by the state House this month. It faces Senate committee vote today (loss there may be circumvented).
Protesters and supporters are making themselves as visible as possible. They all know that Senate supporters may be able to muster the supermajority required to overcome a governor's veto, should there be one.
With a majority in the House supportive of civil unions, advocates believe the test will come in the state Senate, where there could be opposition from the Senate Judiciary and Government Operations Committee
. . .
The potential swing vote on the committee is state Sen. Robert Bunda, D-22nd (North Shore, Wahiawa), who has opposed same-sex marriage in the past but said he will keep an open mind on civil unions.
Read the entire story here.
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