Business Credit Business Travel Franchising Personal Finance Sales & Selling Technology Women in Business Careers E-Commerce & Internet Finance & Accounting Labor & Employment Management Marketing & Advertising Operations Starting a Business > See All

by Title A-H by Title I-P by Title Q-Z > See All

Business Intelligence Small Business Blog Business Planning E-Commerce & Internet Finance & Accounting Home-Based Business Human Resources & Employment Management & Leadership Marketing & Advertising Operations Sales Technology Women in Business > See All

Hiring & Firing Intellectual Property Internet & Technology Legal Mergers & Acquisitions Money & Fundraising Real Estate/Landlord-Tenant Sales & Marketing Starting a Business Business Guides Forms Kits > See All

Construction Medical Practices Restaurants Retail Trade Manufacturing Real Estate Wholesale Trade > See All

Accounting Advertising & Marketing Computers & Software Financial Services Human Resources Internet & Online Management Small Business > See All

Business Exchange Business Answers Buyer's Guides Franchise Opportunities Glossary Trials & Downloads Partner Resources Podcast Library Quote Center Video Library Web Site Tools > See All

Measure against Same-Sex Unions Easily Clears Massachusetts House.

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Date: Thursday, May 1 2003

By Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

May 1--AUSTIN, Texas--A Senate bill prohibiting the recognition of same-sex unions won approval by the House on Wednesday.

Senate Bill 7, the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, now heads to Gov. Rick Perry, who is expected to sign it into law.

The final vote in the House was 118-9.

Texas law currently states that marriage can be only between a man and a woman.

"This bill does discriminate against any other kind of marriage," said Rep. Warren Chisum,

To read the rest of this article, click here to take a free trial

In addition, make sure to read these premium articles also available with your free trial:

Senate funds Cerro Grande Fire Claims. (Capitol Beat).

The U.S. Senate has approved a spending package that provides additional funding for the subrogation of insurance claims against the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Office ......

Falling bond rates inflate DB plan liabilities.(Brief Article)

Low interest rates are substantially inflating government-mandated liability calculations for defined benefit plans, leading employer groups to press Congress for a fix. Pension plan sponsors ......

Insurance Groups Fire Back Over Critical Comp Article.

Last February, Consumer Reports magazine ran a story highly critical of the current condition of the country's workers' compensation insurance system. In the months that ......

Patients' rights dealt double blow.

Employees' ability to sue health plan sponsors over coverage decisions took a two-barrel blast from Congress and the Supreme Court in mid-June. Though far from ......

The Twelfth Amendment. (amendment to the Pakistani constitution)

The Twelfth Amendment The Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution has been passed. According to the eminent jurists, the changes introduced could close the doors to ......

Deregulating trucking. (Capitol Retail Report) (Industry Overview)

The House Subcommittee on Surface Transportation held hearings on several proposals to replace state trucking regulations with national standards. The bills would also reduce federal ......

Same-Sex Marriage Ban Gets Support.

Byline: Jannell McGrew Feb. 2--A push to ban same-sex marriage in Alabama cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday, as a House committee overwhelmingly approved the ......

Contracting laws push domestic partner benefits.(employee benefit...

New York City recently joined seven other cities, two counties and the state of California in requiring that contractors doing business with them offer employees ......

Budget heads to Senate.

Byline: Jannell McGrew Mar. 17--Members of the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed a $1.53 billion General Fund budget Wednesday night, breaking through a Republican-led filibuster ......

Massachusetts Vote Ties Civil Unions to Gay-Marriage Ban.

By Rick Klein, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 30--The Massachusetts Legislature voted yesterday to ban gay marriage and establish civil unions, approving ......

T T T

Digg It

del.icio.us

Related Resources

Free AllBusiness Articles

The repercussions in the European Union of the Netherlands' same-sex marriage law

On September 12, 2000, by a lopsided 190 to 33 vote in the lower house of Parliament, the Netherlands became the first country to allow same-sex couples to marry on the same terms as heterosexual couples. The measure had the support of all of the parties in the ruling coalition ......

Legislatures nationwide will debate gay rights

Chief executive officers nationwide are likely to face gay-rights issues in the next few years as states take on legislation for everything from discrimination to hate crimes to gay marriages. For example, California now prohibits public contracts from going to companies that do not offer domestic-partnership benefits, which means companies ......

Rights bill divide continues

DOVER - Ongoing debate over legislation banning discrimination based on sexual orientation draws clear lines of distinction between supporters and opponents. Opponents worry the bill would lead to legalized homosexual marriage, while supporters emphasize the measure would have no effect on the state's marriage statutes. Delaware law defines marriage as ......

WA Supreme Court rules state's ban on gay marriage is constitutional

Washington's ban on gay marriage is constitutional, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled in two consolidated cases.

FAMILY "DE-UNIFICATION" IN THE UNITED STATES: INTERNATIONAL LAW ENCOURAGES IMMIGRATION REFORM FOR SAME-GENDER BINATIONAL PARTNERS

I. INTRODUCTION In 1982 the Ninth Circuit decided that the same-sex1 marriage between Anthony Sullivan, a U.S. citizen, and Richard Adams, an alien, did not qualify Adams as Sullivan's spouse for immigration purposes.2 In Adams v. Howerton, the court held that Congress did not intend that homosexual marriages would confer ......

Wedding bell blues: the income tax consequences of legalizing same-sex marriage.

INTRODUCTION In the last several decades, gays and lesbians have worked diligently to be accepted into all aspects of mainstream American life, with major efforts in addressing employment discrimination, housing access, medical treatment, partner benefits, adoption, and political representation. Recently, many of these efforts have centered on winning the right ......

N.J. ruling boosts gay couples' marriage rights

For same-sex marriage advocates, this fall has been a season of ups and downs.

Video

Raising Capital Through a Direct Public Offering

Host Hattie Bryant of Small Business School interviews workers at Blue Whale Movers, a moving-and-storage company based in Austin, Texas; ......

Using Respect to Manage Employees

Host Hattie Bryant of Small Business School interviews Marc Katz of Katz's Deli & Bar in Austin, Texas.

Real Estate: Why to Buy Your Building

Host Hattie Bryant of Small Business School interviews Marc Katz of Katz's Deli & Bar in Austin, Texas.

All Videos

Forms

Business Plan - Online Merchant

This is a business plan for a company that offers a unique and proprietary solution to managing the receipt, handling, ......

Business Plan: Business Development Firm...

This plan raised over $500,000 in "seed money" for NKR Consulting. The firm operates as a vertically integrated branding, marketing, ......

All Forms

Blogs

Senate Bill Adds $100 Million to the SBA Budget

A Senate budget bill would boost the Small Business Administration, but still must be approved by the House. Here's how the funding increase would be spent.

Reader Question: After We Marry, Can My Gay Partner Get a Spousal IRA?

Many Californians are now wondering about financial benefits for those in gay partnerships.

Financial News: Senate Version of Economic Stimulus Package Clears Committee

So, if you are expecting a tax rebate, don't count on it any time soon. It probably won't come until May or even June.

The Migden Smidgen Legislation

Government has taken another step towards trimming the fat from the American public. This time in California. State Senator Carole Migden has introduced legislation requiring chain restaurants to add calorie counts for every menu item. Thank goodness, government is lending a helping hand in successful restaurant operations. But the Migden ......

All Bloggers