UTAH MUTUAL DEPENDENCE/"MARRIAGELIKE RIGHTS" BILL TARGETED BY CONSERVATIVES: From the Salt Lake Tribune

Legislation that would grant marriagelike rights to adults not able to wed barely passed a preliminary vote in the state Senate on Friday after several conservatives assailed it.

Lawmakers opposing Senate Bill 89 argued it was retreating from a same-sex marriage ban approved by voters in November.

The bill, which would allow adults to sign a legal agreement for rights such as hospital visitation and property inheritance, passed 15-10, just enough votes to make it to a final Senate debate. And several lawmakers signaled with their votes that they may not support the bill in another vote.

Sponsor Sen. Greg Bell, R-Fruit Heights, argued the bill didn't detract from Amendment 3, which passed overwhelmingly in the general election, and noted that he had even campaigned for the constitutional change. ...

In fighting for the bill, Bell cited a statement by five attorneys -- including one of the leaders of the Amendment 3 campaign -- that said that Senate Bill 89 would actually reinforce "Utah's fundamental marriage policy" of a man and a woman.

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