In November 2013, Governor Jay Nixon issued an executive order allowing for married same-sex couples to file joint tax returns with the state.
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Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill to establish civil unions for same-sex and opposite-sex couples on March 21, 2013.
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Despite the support of Governor Abercrombie and the Hawaii Congressional delegation, the Legislature adjourned without voting on the legislation.
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On February 16, 2012, the New Jersey Legislature passed a measure providing for same-sex marriage, but Governor Chris Christie returned the bill with an amendatory veto, the amendment being that the bill would be presented to the voters as a referendum.
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Federal Marriage Amendment, a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex unions in the United States