NM: Domestic Partnership Bill Likely to Fail Again This Session

Passing domestic partnerships in New Mexico was always considered an uphill climb leading into this year’s 30-day legislative session. With the state swimming in the red, many state lawmakers viewed fixing the budget as their first priority. Then there was the size of this year’s domestic partnerships bill, a whopping 825 pages, making it a tome likely to go unread by all but the most conscientious, and studious, lawmakers. It enumerates every right conferred to same-sex couples while avoiding any mention of “marriage.” Add those two factors to the small window – 30 days — state lawmakers have to reach a budget agreement to fix next year’s shortfall, variously estimated between $500 million to $900 million. And achieving success resembled a taxing, if not tortuous, path. Full Story from the NM Independent

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