Hawaii Marriage Equality Act
The Hawaii Marriage Equality Act of 2013 is legislation passed by the Hawaii State Legislature as Senate Bill 1 (SB1) and signed by Governor Neil Abercrombie which legalized same-sex marriage in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Prior to the bill's enactment, same-sex couples in the state of Hawaii were allowed to form civil unions (since 2012) or reciprocal beneficiary relationships (RBRs, since 1997); however, civil unions are both legally limited to civil officials in their performance and unrecognized by the federal government, and RBRs are even more limited by the rights and privileges accorded.
| Hawaii Marriage Equality Act of 2013 | |
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| Hawaii State Legislature | |
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| Citation | Act 1, 2nd Special Session, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013 |
| Territorial extent | State of Hawaii |
| Passed by | Hawaii State Legislature |
| Passed | November 12, 2013 |
| Signed by | Governor Neil Abercrombie |
| Signed | November 13, 2013 |
| Commenced | December 2, 2013 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | SB1 |
| Bill citation | Senate Bill No. 1 |
| Introduced by | Brickwood Galuteria |
| Committee report | House Standing Committee Report No. 4 |
| Summary | |
| Recognizes marriages between individuals of the same sex. Extends to same-sex couples the same rights, benefits, protections, and responsibilities of marriage that opposite-sex couples receive. | |
| Status: In force | |
| Baehr v. Lewin (1993) Baehr v. Miike (1996, 1999) Constitutional Amendment 2 (1998) House Bill 444 (2009) Senate Bill 232 (2011) Hawaii Marriage Equality Act (2013) |
| Equality Hawaii |
| LGBT rights in the United States Same-sex marriage in Hawaii Reciprocal beneficiary relationships in Hawaii LGBT history in Hawaii |
| LGBT Portal |
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