Vote on Murray bill on the horizon

According to the News Tribune, a vote on Senator Ed Murray's domestic partnership bill will be coming in the near future. The bill stands a strong chance of passage given that the House bill, HB1351, has a majority of representatives signed on as co-sponsors and its Senate counterpart, SB5336, needs only four affirmative votes to pass on top of its 21 co-sponsors. For the record, three of HB1351's sponsors are Republicans: Reps. Shirley Hankins, Fred Jarrett, and Maureen Walsh.