Nevada became the latest US state in a string of nationwide domestic partnership legislation victories, when its Senate passed final approval Tuesday to a bill that gives domestic partners — gay or straight — many of the rights and benefits that Nevada offers to married couples.

Per the San Jose Mercury News,

On a voice vote, senators endorsed Assembly amendments to SB283, sending the measure to Gov. Jim Gibbons who has threatened to veto the plan. The only comment came from Sen. Maggie Carlton, D-Las Vegas, who said Assembly changes made after the Senate’s initial vote for SB283 improved it.

The revisions state, among other things, that no “solemnization ceremony” is required and it’s “left to the dictates and conscience of partners entering into a domestic partnership” whether to have such a ceremony.