Resolution Number: | 1997-C024 |
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Title: | Request the Medical Trust to Cover Domestic Partnerships in Health Plans |
Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
Final Text: |
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church Clergy and Employees' Medical Trust be authorized to offer to dioceses which desire such coverage provision for the inclusion of domestic partners in its health insurance plans. The extension of such coverage shall not constitute an opinion as to what constitutes an ecclesiastically sanctioned domestic unit.
Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, 1997 (New York: General Convention, 1998), p. 88. |
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Legislative History
Author: | Diocese of El Camino Real |
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Originating House: | House of Deputies |
Originating Committee: | Committee on Church Pension Fund |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(C024)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Episcopal Church Clergy and Employees' Medical Trust be authorized to offer to dioceses which desire such coverage provision for the inclusion of domestic partners in its health insurance plans. The extension of such coverage shall not constitute an opinion as to what constitutes an ecclesiastically sanctioned domestic unit.
Debate followed on C024.
The clergy deputations of South Carolina and San Joaquin, and the lay deputation of Pittsburgh called for a Vote By Orders.
The question was called on C024.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A Vote By Orders was taken on Resolution C024 (Ballot #3).
Ballot #3 taken by orders
Deputy Wittlinger of Michigan moved to waive Rule HDRO 42 requiring the reading of negative and divided votes on Ballot #3 on C024 (Heath Insurance for Domestic Partners).
Motion defeated
The Secretary read the results of Ballot #3 on Resolution C024 (Health Insurance for Domestic Partners).
Type | Total | Necessary | Yes | No | Divided | Results | |||
Lay: | 112 | 57 | 63 | 32 | 17 | Carried | |||
Clerical: | 113 | 57 | 66 | 26 | 21 | Carried |
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #37)
House of Bishops
The Committee on Church Pension Fund presented its Report #5 on HD Message #37 on Resolution C024 (Health Insurance for Domestic Partners), moved the resolution, and recommended rejection.
Bishop Charlton moved a substitute for Resolution C024.
Proposed Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, that General Convention shall immediately suspend all deliberations relating to "Domestic Partnerships" until a majority of both Houses have agreed upon a definition of the term, and be it further
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, that the Executive Council be instructed to suspend all action relating to "Domestic Partnerships" until it received instructions and permission to proceed from the General Convention, and be it further
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, that the Trustees of the Church Pension Fund, and those in authority in the Dioceses, Parishes and Institutions of the Church be requested to suspend all action relating to "Domestic Partnerships" until the term has been defined by General Convention and they have given due consideration to whatever guidance on the subject the General Convention may see fit to offer to the Church at large.
Vote taken.
The Secretary read the results of the vote on the substitute for Resolution C024.
Yes - 88 | No - 97 |
Motion defeated
Resolution rejected
Bishop McKelvey moved to call the question on the original motion.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
Vote taken.
The Secretary read the results of the vote on the original motion.
Yes - 93 | No - 90 |
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #57)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 18.
Abstract: | The 72nd General Convention requests that the Church's Medical Trust offer coverage to domestic partners in its health insurance plans. |
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