One Step Closer: Domestic Partnership Benefits

Posted on May 22, 2009 by kyle

Fair Wisconsin just announced that the Joint Finance Committee of the Wisconsin Legislature has approved domestic partner benefits as part of the upcoming biennial budget.

Now we just have to wait until June for the vote from the full legislature.

Read more on Fair Wisconsin’s blog:
Joint Finance Committee Approves Domestic Partnerships!

UPDATE 5.27.09
The plan also includes a same-sex domestic partner registry. This also is pending approval from the Legislature.

WisPolitics.com and UW-Madison have more information on the matter as well.

About kyle

I'm the library guy. No, seriously, I'm the only male reference & instruction librarian. I also have the pleasure of serving several campus committees, the Academic Staff Assembly and the Chancellor's Task Force on LGBT Issues, among others.
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One Response to One Step Closer: Domestic Partnership Benefits

  1. Susie Williams says:
    May 22, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    Awesome News!

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