Domestic Partnership Bill SB183 Tabled - EQNM's Post-Session Vent Events

As the legislative session comes to an end, Equality New Mexico is deeply disappointed that SB183, Domestic Partnerships sponsored by Senator Wirth and Representative Stewart, was tabled in the Senate Finance Committee this year.

However, EQNM is pleased that Senator McSorley introduced SB146, a bill to change marriage license forms to applicant 1 and applicant 2 and any legislation that would define marriage as between a man & a woman was also defeated.

For an opportunity to hear a debrief of this legislative session, please attend one of the upcoming gatherings in Albuquerque, Santa Fe & Las Cruces.

Albuquerque Post-Session ~ Vent Event II
This Sunday ~ February 21 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
1800 4th Street, Albuquerque at Hank's House of Cabinetry

The Gay Men's Chorus as well as Flynnt and members of the Dolls will be performing at this event.
A special thank you to: Jennifer James, Blades Bistro, and the Range.

This will be an afternoon of enjoying appetizers and beverages, mingling with community members, and learning about EQNM's advocacy efforts this legislative session in working to obtain basic legal protections for all New Mexicans.

Santa Fe Post-Session Gathering
Wednesday ~ February 24 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Wild Oats Community Center Meeting Room
1090 S. Street St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe

Las Cruces Post-Session Gathering
Saturday ~ February 27th from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
China Temple Restaurant Banquet Room
1030 El Paseo, Las Cruces

The New Mexico State Senate Finance Committee voted to table SB183 this evening, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 on a 7 - 4 vote.  This was the same vote on passing it to the floor that failed just before the tabling vote.  Voting to not send it on and then to table the bill were: R Adair, S Wilson Beffort, P Campos, C Leavell, S Neville, C Cisneros, J Smith.  Voting to send it to the floor & not to table were: H Morales, G Ortiz y Pino, M K Papen, N Rodriguez.

SJR1 - Marriage Defined, CA (constitutional amendment), a DOMA bill, was rejected by a 5 - 2 vote in the Senate Rules Committee Monday, February 15.

HJR8 - Marriage Defined, CA, a DOMA bill, was tabled Saturday, Feb. 6th, in the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee, which means the bill is held in the committee & did not pass out of committee.  This usually prevents a bill from passing in a session, unless some unusual manuevering is done.