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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Vermont since September 1, 2009. The Senate passed same-sex marriage legislation on March 23, which the House of Representatives amended and approved by a 94–52 vote on April 3, 2009. Governor Jim Douglas vetoed the bill as promised on April 6. Both the House and the Senate successfully overrode Douglas ...
The Marriage Equality Act is a 2009 Vermont state law which legalized the officiating of marriages between same-sex couples in the state. The law went into effect on September 1, 2009. [ 1 ] Vermont became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage, the first to do so by legislation rather than a court ruling.
Same-sex marriages (Since 2009) Recognition of same-sex couples (e.g. civil union) (Since 2000; the first US state to do so) Stepchild and joint adoption by same-sex couples Lesbian, gay and bisexual people allowed to serve openly in the military (Since 2011) Transgender people allowed to serve openly in the military (Since 2021) [46]
Following the December 1999 ruling by the Vermont Supreme Court that gay and lesbian couples were entitled to the same benefits under law as married heterosexual couples, Vermont became the first state in the United States to legalize civil unions. [16] [18] Same-sex marriage was legalized in the state in 2009. [18]
Apr. 3—House Bill 2802, which calls for a state constitutional amendment to repeal the Legislature's authority to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, remains alive as advocates worry about a ...
The bill, which requires states to legally recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, would not have done that. But Collins said the senators “wanted to make sure it was crystal ...
Democrats sought to pass the bill to reassure same-sex couples that even if the Supreme Court overturned the 2015 decision Obergefell vs. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage, their unions ...
The legislature revisited the issue of rights for gay couples in 2009, when it debated and ultimately passed a same-sex marriage bill. Take Back Vermont signs made an appearance then as well, although to a far lesser extent. [12] The 2009 debate on marriage was notable for being far less divisive than the 2000 debate on civil unions.