As of today, candidates, elected officials and city employees have to disclose their income and financial interests and those of their spouses and children, but don’t have to include that information for their partners if they’re in a civil union.

That could soon change.

Honolulu City Council Vice Chair Ikaika Anderson last week introduced a bill that would change the definition of “domestic partner” to include people not just in the reciprocal beneficiary program but also in civil unions. The bill includes a number of other small updates to the financial disclosure provisions under the city’s ethics rules.

Hawaii created civil unions for same-sex couples last year.

The council bill is up for first reading Wednesday in Kapolei.

UPDATE: The bill was introduced at the request of the administration, so shouldn’t be attributed to Anderson.