Civil Union Law | |
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Italian Parliament | |
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Citation | Law No. 76 of 2016 |
Enacted by | Senate of the Republic |
Enacted by | Chamber of Deputies |
Signed by | Sergio Mattarella |
Signed | 20 May 2016 |
Commenced | 5 June 2016 |
Legislative history | |
First chamber: Senate of the Republic | |
Introduced by | Monica Cirinnà |
Passed | 25 February 2016 |
Voting summary |
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Second chamber: Chamber of Deputies | |
Passed | 11 May 2016 |
Voting summary |
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Amends | |
Italian civil code | |
Summary | |
Introduces civil unions for same-sex couples and legally recognizes cohabitations for all couples | |
Status: Current legislation |
Part of the LGBT rights series |
LGBT portal |
Italy has recognised same-sex civil unions (Italian: unione civile)[a] since 5 June 2016, providing same-sex couples with all of the legal protections enjoyed by opposite-sex married couples, excluding joint adoption rights. A bill to allow such unions, as well as gender-neutral domestic partnerships, was approved by the Senate on 25 February 2016 and the Chamber of Deputies on 11 May and signed into law by the President Sergio Mattarella on 20 May of the same year.[4][5][6][7] The law was published in the official gazette the next day and took effect on 5 June 2016.[8] Before this, several regions had supported a national law on civil unions and some municipalities passed laws providing for civil unions, though the rights conferred by these civil unions varied from place to place.
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