No. The South Carolina state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and, as a result, no governor of South Carolina has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. The Wyoming state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and, as a result, no governor of Wyoming has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. In fact, Governor John Lynch signed a Civil Unions bill into law on May 17, 2007. The law took effect on January 1, 2008. Then, on June 3, 2009, Governor John Lynch signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in New Hampshire. The law took effect on January 1, 2010, with all existing civil unions in the state being converted to legal marriages on that date.
No. Such legislation was signed into law in January 2004. This law was later replaced by a Civil Unions law in December 2006. No new domestic partnerships may be registered in New Jersey after February 19, 2007, although older ones are still valid and domestic partnerships from other jurisdictions are legal in New Jersey regardless of when they were registered.
No. The New York state legislature has never passed a bill that would establish a statewide domestic partnership registry and, as a result, no governor of New York has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. The Nevada state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and, as a result, no governor of Nevada has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. The Hawaii state legislature has never passed a bill that would establish a statewide domestic partnership registry and, as a result, no governor of Hawaii has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. The Virginia state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize domestic partnerships statewide and, as a result, no governor of Virginia has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. In 1997, the North Dakota Legislature approved a law barring state recognition of same-sex marriages and a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage vote passed in 2004.
No. In fact, on January 31, 2011, Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that legalized civil unions effective June 1, 2011.
No. A civil unions bill was only presented once to a New Jersey governor for signature. On December 21, 2006, then Governor John Corzine signed the Civil Unions Act into law.
No. The Colorado state legislature passed a civil unions bill on March 12, 2013 and the governor has promised to sign it into law.
No. In fact, on April 26, 2000, Governor Howard Dean signed into law a bill legalizing civil unions in Vermont. He was the first governor to enact such a law in the United States. Same-sex marriage has since been legalized in Vermont by state statute, effective September 1, 2009.
Yes, it recognizes them as legal marriages. Civil unions were performed in New Hampshire from January 1, 2008 until December 31, 2009. Same-sex marriage was legalised in New Hampshire on January 1, 2010. All existing New Hampshire civil unions were legislatively converted to legal marriages on January 1, 2011.
No. In fact, on June 3, 2009, Governor John Lynch signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in New Hampshire. The law took effect on January 1, 2010. Governor John Lynch had previously signed a Civil Unions bill into law on May 17, 2007. That law took effect on January 1, 2008. On January 1, 2010, however, all existing civil unions in the state being converted to legal marriages.
No. The California state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize civil unions and, as a result, no governor of California has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. The Idaho state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize civil unions and, as a result, no governor of Idaho has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. The Indiana state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize civil unions and, as a result, no governor of Indiana has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. The Iowa state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize civil unions and, as a result, no governor of Iowa has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. The Alabama state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize civil unions and, as a result, no governor of Alabama has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.
No. The Alaska state legislature has never passed a bill that would legalize civil unions and, as a result, no governor of Alaska has ever had the opportunity to sign or veto such a bill.