'Bathroom bill' advances in Texas House days after tensions flared at hearing

Texas (Texas Tribune– A house committee in Texas approved on Monday a legislative proposal that limits the use of the people of transgender people for bathrooms in government buildings, which is the first time in more than eight years, and the lower room “pigeon bill” has advanced.

Senate Bill 8 It was approved by the State Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives in a 9-3 vote after an amendment that would remove the language aimed at giving the draft legal isolation law.

Last week, tensions erupted between Texas in Capitol during the public certificate on the draft law.

CJ Grisham spoke in favor of restrictions in SB 8, one of the ruling items, Greg Abbott asked legislators to pass during the special legislative sessions for this year. After Grisham spoke, many people who attended the state affairs meeting were made in the House of Representatives and threw obscene clips on him, saying that he should be ashamed. Gracem responded with his own sky before extending to the back of the room by a home employee.

Ultimately, the Public Safety Officer removed Grisham from the room after a woman said that she felt threatened. In an interview, Griemeh said he felt threatened and that he would make a complaint to DPS because he had been unfairly removed based on his speech.

Griemeh said: “I just get out how stupid this is,” Oh, I feel threatened, “The thing is, just because I am.” “I mean, it’s the same argument that they make there,” Am I a threat to you because I am? “

Conservative legislators have spent More than a decade Several pigeon bills, and six such proposals have suggested via the Senate over the years. Friday session, however, it was The first time in eight years, the House of Representatives committee has taken the draft law such a law. SB 8 is now heading to the home of the house, where 82 members of the 150 -member house have signed an identical bill.

Supporters of the draft law said that restrictions are necessary in order to prevent discomfort or possible damage that may come to women in private spaces, and to identify the “reality” of biological sex.

At one time on Friday, Jacques Verg was reprimanded by the San Antonio Family Association, by the committee chairman. Ken KingR-Kuwaitian comments made.

“How did we get to the ground to the point where men are allowed to go to the toilets and tank rooms for women and shower with them, and no one can do anything about it?” He said a finger. “I am tired of that, I am tired of it, I will not bear it. I saw him at least several times in San Antonio, and I was seduced with the help of this man to save money on his transgender operation by helping him physically get there.”

King warned his finger against providing inappropriate threats or comments. Fegern stressed that the committee “did not happen”, and that SB 8 was necessary to instill decency again into society.

SB 8 restricts the use of bathrooms in public schools, authentication, public universities and government buildings. But SB 8 goes beyond the previous bathroom bills, and it will limit the shelters of family violence, prisons and prisons that can be placed people.

If a person is using a toilet that does not match his specified gender at birth, the Foundation will receive a penalty of $ 5,000 under SB 8, instead of the individual who went to the bathroom. The bill also allows complaints to the public prosecutor, who can then open investigations. Subsequent violations will carry a fine of $ 25,000 per violation.

representative. Angeria UrThe opponents of the draft law claimed that he would incite violence and harassment against both Cisgender and Transers when using the bathroom.

Some were martyred in a case in MinnesotaWhere a teenage girl was subjected to a waiter in the wild wings of Buffalo, which she believed was in the wrong bathroom. Minnesota does not have a law restricting pigeons on the basis of sex or sex.

“When will this become inspections to prove that your daughter can enter the girl’s treasury room?” Simon Shabard, a chants from the Dallas Fort Worth region, said during his testimony. “But this is the thing – the draft law and this ideology is not rooted in legitimacy.”

Supporters of the draft law raised concerns that allowing sexually transgender students to use bathrooms in public schools and public regions is sexually for children.

“When we allow to reach intimate areas under the guise of sexual identity, we are exposing children to sexual situations, they are not emotionally equipped to deal with them,” said Jennifer Felk, head of the Republican Party in Travis Province. “A line must be drawn. Children should not be controversial.”

SB 8 also includes rulings that seek to isolate them from legal challenges, including challenges that would prevent the state court from ruling any part of the draft law unconstitutional or submit any judicial order against it. Actors. Raphael is humanAnd D-Dallas and Sinferonia ThompsonD-HOUSTON, expressed concern about the attempt to shyness.

“They seem to close the door to the court,” Tomson said during the session.

Until September 13th has passed any bills during the private session. If it is passed, the bill will join a large number Other legislation It was signed by the Legislative Authority earlier in the year, which limits the Trans Texans to recognize government and medical records.

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