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Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing LGBT Discrimination
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Feb 13, 2015 02:35pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Dominic Holden |
| News Date | Friday, February 13, 2015 05:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Arkansas legislature gave its final thumbs up Friday to a bill that would block cities and counties from enacting anti-discrimination laws that protect LGBT people.
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted decisively, 57-20, for SB202, with 7 members voting present. Having already cleared the state senate Monday, the bill now heads to Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is not expected to veto the legislation.
The bill’s sponsor, Republican state Sen. Bart Hester, told BuzzFeed News this week that he sponsored the measure to create consistent policies across Arkansas that will attract business, and because he was infuriated that cities were attempting to expand civil rights laws for LGBT people. |
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