Post by Logan on May 13, 2016 7:19:40 GMT -6
Failed ND gay rights bill to be introduced again; would've made NC law illegal
FARGO – North Carolina's bill mandating bathroom use based on the gender listed on one's birth certificate is making national news, with the U.S. Justice Department saying the law is unconstitutional.
A bill introduced during the 2015 legislative session in North Dakota would have banned discrimination based on sexual orientation, and would have made a law similar to the one in North Carolina illegal.
But that bill, Senate Bill 2279, failed by a 56-35 vote. Now a Fargo lawmaker expects it to be reintroduced during the 2017 session.
SB 2279 would have amended the state Human Rights Act to include language banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. It was the third attempt in six years to prohibit such discrimination.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/4031504-failed-nd-gay-rights-bill-be-introduced-again
FARGO – North Carolina's bill mandating bathroom use based on the gender listed on one's birth certificate is making national news, with the U.S. Justice Department saying the law is unconstitutional.
A bill introduced during the 2015 legislative session in North Dakota would have banned discrimination based on sexual orientation, and would have made a law similar to the one in North Carolina illegal.
But that bill, Senate Bill 2279, failed by a 56-35 vote. Now a Fargo lawmaker expects it to be reintroduced during the 2017 session.
SB 2279 would have amended the state Human Rights Act to include language banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. It was the third attempt in six years to prohibit such discrimination.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/4031504-failed-nd-gay-rights-bill-be-introduced-again