A proposed bill would provide domestic partner benefits throughout Florida. State Representative Mark Pafford (D-West Palm Beach) filed The Domestic Partnerships Act (HB-337) Jan. 25 which would grant all couples in a domestic partnership the same rights and benefits available through marriage.
Florida has 5.5 million people living in communities that recognize domestic partnerships, either through registries or public employer benefits. That puts the state 8th in the nation.
“At a time when many Florida families are facing difficult financial challenges, this bill will provide valuable protections, as well as responsibilities, to unmarried couples and will help more Floridians to take care of their loved ones,” said Pafford.
