TX-HB3602-2015
Texas · HB 3602 · 2015
Relating to the religious freedom of a conscientious objector to act or fail to act with respect to certain issues of marriage, sexual relations, and gender.
- Bill key
- TX-HB3602-2015
- State
- Texas
- Session
- 2015
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 3602, 84th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2015), http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB3602.
- Short citation
- Tex. H.B. 3602.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Relating to the religious freedom of a conscientious objector to act or fail to act with respect to certain issues of marriage, sexual relations, and gender.
Curator notes
Basically treat those with religious or conscience objections to same-sex marriage or gender identity ("chromosomal sex") as a protected class as regards employment discrimination; Similar to MS 2016 HB 1523
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Bell | Republican | Representative | HD-003 | Primary sponsor |
| Drew Springer | Republican | Representative | SD-030 | Primary sponsor |
26 co-sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Elkins | Republican | Representative | HD-135 | Co-sponsor |
| Pat Fallon | Republican | Representative | SD-030 | Co-sponsor |
| Dan Flynn | Republican | Representative | HD-002 | Co-sponsor |
| Bryan Hughes | Republican | Representative | SD-001 | Co-sponsor |
| Mark Keough | Republican | Representative | HD-015 | Co-sponsor |
| Ken King | Republican | Representative | HD-088 | Co-sponsor |
| Phil King | Republican | Representative | SD-010 | Co-sponsor |
| Stephanie Klick | Republican | Representative | HD-091 | Co-sponsor |
| Matt Krause | Republican | Representative | HD-093 | Co-sponsor |
| Lyle Larson | Republican | Representative | HD-122 | Co-sponsor |
| Jodie Laubenberg | Republican | Representative | HD-089 | Co-sponsor |
| Jeff Leach | Republican | Representative | HD-067 | Co-sponsor |
| William Metcalf | Republican | Representative | HD-016 | Co-sponsor |
| Jim Murphy | Republican | Representative | HD-133 | Co-sponsor |
| Tan Parker | Republican | Representative | SD-012 | Co-sponsor |
| Dennis Paul | Republican | Representative | HD-129 | Co-sponsor |
| Larry Phillips | Republican | Representative | HD-062 | Co-sponsor |
| Matt Rinaldi | Republican | Representative | HD-115 | Co-sponsor |
| Matthew Shaheen | Republican | Representative | HD-066 | Co-sponsor |
| Ron Simmons | Republican | Representative | HD-065 | Co-sponsor |
| Phil Stephenson | Republican | Representative | HD-085 | Co-sponsor |
| Ed Thompson | Republican | Representative | HD-029 | Co-sponsor |
| Scott Turner | Republican | Representative | HD-033 | Co-sponsor |
| James White | Republican | Representative | HD-019 | Co-sponsor |
| Molly White | Republican | Representative | HD-055 | 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) Shares provisions This bill predates the template: a likely source for it, not a copy of it.
Similar bills
Bill text
- As introduced (8,493 characters)
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