Post by Logan on Feb 10, 2016 3:04:04 GMT -6
TALLAHASSEE | When a bill that would prohibit discrimination in jobs and housing based on sexual orientation stalled in a Senate committee Monday, a procedural move gave it another chance at life Tuesday.
To no avail.
“We are still deadlocked,” Sen. Joseph Abruzzo, a Boynton Beach Democrat and sponsor of the bill, said Tuesday. “I believe we need to move it forward, but we do not have the votes at the present time.”
The Senate Judiciary Committee then tabled the measure --- known as the “Competitive Workforce Act” --- meaning that its chances are likely nil for this legislative session.
The House version of the bill (HB 45), filed by Rep. Holly Raschein, R-Key Largo, has not been heard in House committees.
Read more: jacksonville.com/news/2016-02-09/story/proposed-lgbt-protections-blocked-florida-senate
To no avail.
“We are still deadlocked,” Sen. Joseph Abruzzo, a Boynton Beach Democrat and sponsor of the bill, said Tuesday. “I believe we need to move it forward, but we do not have the votes at the present time.”
The Senate Judiciary Committee then tabled the measure --- known as the “Competitive Workforce Act” --- meaning that its chances are likely nil for this legislative session.
The House version of the bill (HB 45), filed by Rep. Holly Raschein, R-Key Largo, has not been heard in House committees.
Read more: jacksonville.com/news/2016-02-09/story/proposed-lgbt-protections-blocked-florida-senate