Posts Tagged ‘Micah Van Huss’
‘Slate of Hate’ business bill against LGBTQ community clears House
Bill awaits Senate hearing This week, two pieces of legislation designed to permit and protect discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community advanced in the state legislature. Four years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage bans to be unconstitutional, conservatives, reeling in Tennessee, are still writing legislation to permit the unequal treatment of…
Read MoreFriends of dog fighting? 20 lawmakers vote against harsher penalty for animal fighting
Proposal still passes General Assembly, moves to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk Despite 20 votes in opposition, a proposal to increase the penalty for training animals to fight in illegal gambling rings passed both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly. House Bill 233 passed the lower chamber on March 7 and Senate Bill 222 passed the…
Read MoreDeath row fast track: Conservatives eliminate criminal appeals court in death penalty cases
Bill heads to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for final approval Conservatives in the Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill to eliminate the court of criminal appeals in death penalty cases. The bill sponsor, Rep. Mary Littleton, R-Dickson, said the purpose of the bill was to expedite the death penalty. Opponents said removing the criminal court…
Read MoreUnequal: Bill makes prejudice against LGBTQ legal for adoption agencies
Bill moves to calendar committee, full House of Representatives Two days after dozens of religious leaders publicly opposed a bill that would promote discrimination against LGBTQ Tennesseans, Republican lawmakers moved the bill closer to law. Under House Bill 836, private child-placing agencies could deny any person seeking to foster or adopt a child if the placement…
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