Senators Give a Preliminary Pass to 'Bathroom Bill' After More Than 20 Hours of Testimony
Hundreds of people testified at the state Capitol on Tuesday about the so-called “bathroom bill.”
Senate Bill 6 would require transgender people to use bathrooms in public spaces that correspond to the sex they were assigned at birth. It passed out of the Senate Committee on State Affairs hearing, which lasted more than 20 hours, on a vote of 7-1 and will now go to the full Senate for a vote.
Supporters say the bill would improve public safety. Its sponsor, Republican state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, says it would stop sexual predators from committing crimes in bathrooms.
But Democrats on the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee, including Jose Rodriguez of El Paso, said there’s no evidence the bill is fixing an actual problem.
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