SB 899/Public Act 09-13 - An Act Implementing the Guarantee of Equal Protection Under the Constitution of the State for Same Sex Couples

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Date Introduced: March 2009
Date Enacted: 23 April 2009
Description:
A public act to implement the decision of the Connecticut Supreme Court in Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health (see Lawsuits - Resolved  below), provide for the recognition of marriages and relationships providing substantially the same rights, benefits and responsibilities entered into in another state or jurisdiction and provide for the merger of existing civil unions into marriages.