HB 21-03: Atlasia says Trans Rights Act (Final vote)

[Pericles]

A BILL

To strengthen trans rights and fund their required treatment

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

SECTION I. Definitions
1. A person known as Transgender shall be defined as someone with a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their sex assigned at birth.
2. A person known as Cisgender shall be defined as someone with a gender identity or gender expression that coincides with their sex assigned at birth.

SECTION II. The Cis Tax
1. The Federal Government of Atlasia shall levy a tax of 4 cents per $100 dollars on luxury items purchases across state lines.
a. Luxury items are defined as any tangible or intangible item with a fair market value of $100,000 or more
b. All housing purchases shall be excluded from the above tax
2. The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish a division, hereby referred to as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Agency (LGBTHA).
3. The funds raised by this tax shall be used to fund the LGBTHA.
4. The Department of Health and Human Services shall take all appropriate steps to fund healthcare for Atlasians who wish to medically transition their gender.

SECTION III. Further protecting Trans rights
1. No federal government agency shall discriminate against any Atlasian because of their sexual orientation or self identification.
2. Transgender Atlasians will not be denied housing, employment, etc. based on their self identified gender or status as transgender Atlasians.
3. Treatments for transgender Atlasians as prescribed by a certified psychologist shall be covered by AtlasCare, as defined in Section 2 of the Reforming and Regionalizing Public Healthcare Act of 2017

SECTION IV. Enactment
1. This bill shall become enacted immediately after passage

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

Sponsor:
House Designation: HB 21-03

[Pericles]

This needs a sponsor.

[JGibson]

I seek to sponsor this bill.

[Pericles]

24 hours to object to JGibson sponsoring this bill.

[Pericles]

JGibson is recognized as the sponsor and is invited to speak on this bill.

[JGibson]

I rise to the podium to speak on a very important issue that affects Atlasians, whether cis or trans.

It's time to pass the Atlasia Says Trans Rights Act.


I seek passage of this bill that's laid upon us here. Vote AYE when it's time to vote!

[Elcaspar]

An important step forward for the rights and health of transgender individuals all across Atlasia! I support the passage of this bill as a way of progressing said rights!

[fhtagn]

Pretty sure most of Section III was already addressed in another bill.

[RC (a la Frémont)]

I will support this, I’m glad the Senators listened to me and amended Section II, however, the only problem I have with this now is the title of Section II. If the bill were to pass a title like that could open up allegations of discrimination and court cases could open. I don’t usually get into semantics but in this case it’s probably for the best. It’s not even a cis tax anymore anyways.

A BILL

To strengthen trans rights and fund their required treatment

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

SECTION I. Definitions
1. A person known as Transgender shall be defined as someone with a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their sex assigned at birth.
2. A person known as Cisgender shall be defined as someone with a gender identity or gender expression that coincides with their sex assigned at birth.

SECTION II. The Cis Tax LGBT Support Services Tax
1. The Federal Government of Atlasia shall levy a tax of 4 cents per $100 dollars on luxury items purchases across state lines.
a. Luxury items are defined as any tangible or intangible item with a fair market value of $100,000 or more
b. All housing purchases shall be excluded from the above tax
2. The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish a division, hereby referred to as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Agency (LGBTHA).
3. The funds raised by this tax shall be used to fund the LGBTHA.
4. The Department of Health and Human Services shall take all appropriate steps to fund healthcare for Atlasians who wish to medically transition their gender.

SECTION III. Further protecting Trans rights
1. No federal government agency shall discriminate against any Atlasian because of their sexual orientation or self identification.
2. Transgender Atlasians will not be denied housing, employment, etc. based on their self identified gender or status as transgender Atlasians.
3. Treatments for transgender Atlasians as prescribed by a certified psychologist shall be covered by AtlasCare, as defined in Section 2 of the Reforming and Regionalizing Public Healthcare Act of 2017

SECTION IV. Enactment
1. This bill shall become enacted immediately after passage

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

Sponsor:
House Designation: HB 21-03

[JGibson]

Amendment accepted.

[Pericles]

24 hours for any Representative to object to the amendment.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Looks good! I support this bill wholeheartedly, and I encourage my colleagues to support it as well.

[Pericles]

The amendment is adopted.

[thumb21]

Motion for a final vote

[fhtagn]

Objecting to the motion since there really hasn't been enough discussion on this.

[thumb21]

The bill has been up for a week and noone has argued against it.

[Pericles]

Representatives have 72 hours to vote on whether or not to end debate on this bill.

[fhtagn]

Nay

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Nay

[YE]

Aye

[JGibson]

AYE

[Blair]

Let's walk into the bright light of Trans Rights.

Aye

[thumb21]

Aye

[Elcaspar]

Aye

[RC (a la Frémont)]

Now that there is no way to overturn this vote lead, Aye