 "House Bill 47", providing that marriage may only be between a man and a woman, and House Joint Resolution 3, proposing a constitutional amendment to define marriage as being between a man and a woman, both died when the Legislature adjourned on February 14, 2008, without acting on them.On February 27, 2009, domestic partnership legislation that would grant both same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples many of the same rights found in a state marriage was voted down in the State Senate by a 25-17 margin, with 10 Democrats and 15 Republicans opposing the legislation.Supported by Governor Bill Richardson, supporters vowed to take up the issue again sometime later in 2009.