TX-HB2779-2017
Texas · HB 2779 · 2017
Relating to protecting freedom of conscience from government discrimination.
- Bill key
- TX-HB2779-2017
- State
- Texas
- Session
- 2017
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 2779, 85th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2017), http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB2779.
- Short citation
- Tex. H.B. 2779.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Blanket exemptions for discrimination protection on the basis of "biological sex" for various facilities, medical services, counseling, etc.
Curator notes
Reprise of TX 2015 HB 3602; also Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination; Free to Believe Act: See MS 2016 HB 1523; Can discriminate re: beliefs about immutable sex & same sex marriage discrimination
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaefer | Republican | Representative | HD-006 | Primary sponsor |
| Dennis Bonnen | Republican | Representative | HD-025 | Co-sponsor |
| Greg Bonnen | Republican | Representative | HD-024 | Co-sponsor |
| Briscoe Cain | Republican | Representative | HD-128 | Co-sponsor |
| Dan Flynn | Republican | Representative | HD-002 | Co-sponsor |
| Cole Hefner | Republican | Representative | HD-005 | Co-sponsor |
| Mark Keough | Republican | Representative | HD-015 | Co-sponsor |
| Matt Krause | Republican | Representative | HD-093 | Co-sponsor |
| William Metcalf | Republican | Representative | HD-016 | Co-sponsor |
| Rick Miller | Republican | Representative | HD-026 | Co-sponsor |
| Matt Rinaldi | Republican | Representative | HD-115 | Co-sponsor |
| Scott Sanford | Republican | Representative | HD-070 | Co-sponsor |
| Ron Simmons | Republican | Representative | HD-065 | Co-sponsor |
| John Smithee | Republican | Representative | HD-086 | Co-sponsor |
| Jonathan Stickland | Republican | Representative | HD-092 | Co-sponsor |
| Valoree Swanson | Republican | Representative | HD-150 | Co-sponsor |
| William Zedler | Republican | Representative | HD-096 | Co-sponsor |
Model-bill lineage
Model-bill templates this bill matches
- Protecting Freedom of Conscience (MS HB1523) Derived
- Marriage Tolerance Act (First Amendment Defense Act) Shares provisions
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- MA H 1392 (2020)
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- TX HB 4497 (2019)
- TX SB 893 (2017)
- VA HB 773 (2016)
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Bill text
- As introduced (21,292 characters)
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