Civil unions bill keeps moving forward in Colorado

The civil unions bill in Colorado, having already passed in the Senate, is moving it's way through the state House. 

From the Huffington Post: Later Thursday night, the civil unions bill to provide legal protections to gay couples similar to marriage passed in the Republican-led committee that rejected the same legislation last year. A Republican who previously voted against the bill said she switched her vote.

The measure faces two more committee votes, but sponsors are optimistic they have enough support to get the legislation within a week to Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is firmly behind the plan.

With passage, Colorado could join the more than a dozen states to offer gays and lesbians legal protections.