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 SenatePassed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,
Sponsor:
House Designation: HB 21-03
