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South Carolina Senators to Hold Hearing on Transgender Bill
Source: Associated Press
South Carolina Senators to Hold Hearing on Transgender Bill
By SEANNA ADCOX, ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, S.C. — Apr 13, 2016, 5:15 AM ET
A South Carolina bill limiting transgender people's bathroom choices is up for discussion Wednesday, a week after Republican Gov. Nikki Haley and state business leaders called the proposal unnecessary.
People are expected to pack a Senate hearing on the bill, though the subcommittee is unlikely to take any vote. Its chairman, Sen. Lee Bright, introduced the measure last week, saying he supports a North Carolina law that has led to companies ending expansion plans in the state and conventions going elsewhere.
Bright, who faces three GOP challengers in June, said he's had enough of tolerance if that means "men who claim to be women" going into a bathroom with children.
His proposal, which mimics part of North Carolina's law, would require multistall bathrooms on public property to be designated and used "based on biological sex." It specifically includes student bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms in public schools. It would also bar local governments from requiring businesses to let transgender people use the bathroom of their choice.
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By SEANNA ADCOX, ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, S.C. — Apr 13, 2016, 5:15 AM ET
A South Carolina bill limiting transgender people's bathroom choices is up for discussion Wednesday, a week after Republican Gov. Nikki Haley and state business leaders called the proposal unnecessary.
People are expected to pack a Senate hearing on the bill, though the subcommittee is unlikely to take any vote. Its chairman, Sen. Lee Bright, introduced the measure last week, saying he supports a North Carolina law that has led to companies ending expansion plans in the state and conventions going elsewhere.
Bright, who faces three GOP challengers in June, said he's had enough of tolerance if that means "men who claim to be women" going into a bathroom with children.
His proposal, which mimics part of North Carolina's law, would require multistall bathrooms on public property to be designated and used "based on biological sex." It specifically includes student bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms in public schools. It would also bar local governments from requiring businesses to let transgender people use the bathroom of their choice.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/south-carolina-senators-hold-hearing-transgender-bill-38355775
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