OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — State House lawmakers have approved a bill to recognize same-sex marriages from out of state as valid domestic partnerships in Washington.
The bill sponsor, Democratic Rep. Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma, says she wants to correct what she sees as the unjust exclusion of same-sex marriages from protections for state-registered domestic partnerships.
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