Some bills have been taken off notice or deferred. Others are starting to advance. Take action with these campaigns for the week of February 12. More campaigns may be added over the coming days.

ALL MONTH

CELEBRATE:  February is Black History Month.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12

SHOW UP:  SB596, the wedding officiant refusal bill, is on the Senate floor calendar. 4:00 p.m., Capitol (not Cordell Hull).

EMAIL: Use the easy form at the link to send a quick message to your state senator to oppose the bill.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13:  Advancing Equality Day on the Hill

SHOW UP: The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee takes up HB1949, a really bad bathroom bill at Noon in House Hearing Room 2. Learn more and RSVP at the Facebook event link.

EMAIL: Use the easy form at the link to send email messages to the members of the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee urging them to oppose this bathroom bill.

CALL: Use the scripts and the numbers at the link to call the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee urging them to oppose this bathroom bill.

SHOW UP: We are watching HB1891 by Rep. Lamberth. The bill is up for a vote at 1:30 p.m. in the House Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee in House Hearing Room 2. The bill creates the "Protecting Children from Social Media Act."

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14:  Valentine's Day

SHOW UP: HB1605, the Pride flag ban bill, is up for a vote in House Education Administration Committee at 1:30 p.m. and in the Senate Education Committee at 3:00 p.m. Learn more and RSVP at the Facebook event link.

EMAIL: Use the easy form at the link to send email messages to the members of the Senate Education Committee and the House Education Administration Committee urging them to oppose the flag ban bill.

CALL:  Use the scripts and the numbers at the link to call members of the House Education and Administration Committee to oppose the flag ban bill. Call at night or on the weekend to get office voice mail.

CALL:  Use the scripts and the numbers at the link to call members of the Senate Education Committee to oppose the flag ban bill. Call at night or on the weekend to get office voice mail.

Please, go to the campaigns for the week of March 25. The campaigns below expired a few weeks ago.

With the conclusion of bill filing on February 1, more bills are hitting committee calendars. Take action on the bills moving the week of February 5. We may add more campaigns over the coming days.

ALL MONTH

CELEBRATE:  February is Black History Month.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5

GOOD NEWS! THIS BILL IS NOW OFF NOTICE. NO NEED TO SHOW UP. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THE CAMPAIGNS. SKIP DOWN TO THE CAMPAIGNS FOR TUESDAY!

SHOW UP: HB1660, which would cause sexual orientation and gender identity to be removed from the non-discrimination policies of Tennessee's public colleges and universities, is up for a vote in the House Higher Education Subcommittee in House Hearing Room 2 of the Cordell Hull Building at 3:00 p.m. Central Time. Learn more at the Facebook event link.

EMAIL: Tell the Higher Education Subcommittee to vote NO on this bill using the easy form at the link.

CALL: Use the scripts and numbers at the link to leave messages with the members of the subcommittee. Call at night or on weekends if you don't wish to speak to a live person. Your message will go to office voice mail.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

SHOW UP

Noon: HB1913, which parent bill of rights legislation that we are watching is up for a vote at Noon in House Hearing Room 4 at Noon Central Time. NOTE: WE ARE NOW HEARING THAT THIS BILL WILL BE DEFERRED.

3:00 pm:  The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider SB596 (wedding officiant refusal bill) and SB620 (parent rights) at a time to be determined, probably in Senate Hearing Room 1. Learn more at the Facebook event link. NOTE: WE ARE NOW HEARING THAT SB620 WILL BE DEFERRED UNTIL LATE FEBRUARY.

4:30 pm: HB1605, which would cause Pride and Black Lives Matter flags to be banned at school, is up for a vote in the House K-12 Subcommittee at 4:30 p.m. Central Time. Learn more at the Facebook event link.

EMAIL

WEDDING OFFICIANT REFUSAL & PARENT RIGHTS BILLS: Use the easy form at the link to tell the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote NO.

FLAG BAN: Use the easy form at the link to tell the K-12 subcommittee to vote NO on the flag ban bill.

CALL

SB596 and SB620: Use the scripts and numbers on the marriage and parent rights bills at the link and leave messages by the evening of Feb. 5.

HB1605: Use the scripts and numbers on the flag ban bill at the link and leave messages by the evening of Feb. 5.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

SHOW UP:  At 9:00 a.m., the House Departments and Agencies Subcommittee will consider HB1661 by Rep. Ragan, which enacts the "Restricted Access by Minors to Obscene Library Materials Act. The subcommittee meets in House Hearing Room 2 of the Cordell Hull Building.  UPDATE: THIS BILL HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF NOTICE FOR NOW.

HB1632

SHOW UP:  The House Education Administration Committee will consider HB1632, which expands who can sue to enforce the Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022, at 1:30 p.m. Central Time in House Hearing Room of the Cordell Hull Building.

EMAIL: Use the easy form at the link to tell the House Education Administration Committee to vote NO.

CALL:  Use the scripts and numbers on HB1632 at the link and leave messages by the evening of February 6.

Bill filing in the Tennessee General Assembly will end on January 31 and February 1. New bills are already hitting committee calendars. Please, go through this calendar and do as many of the items as you can. More campaigns may be added in the coming days as we learn more.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 30

SHOW UP: House Bill 1605, which would have the effect of banning Pride and Black Lives Matter flags at our public schools, is up for a vote in the House K-12 Subcommittee at 4:30 p.m. Central Time in House Hearing Room 2 of the Cordell Hull Building. We recommend getting there early to get a seat. Wear Balcony Brigade shirts or Pride/Rainbow stickers and buttons. Learn more at the Facebook link. Also up for a vote in the same subcommittee is HB1632, which allows parents to sue school districts to enforce the Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022.

EMAIL: Use the easy form at the link to send a message to members of the House K-12 Subcommittee urging them to vote NO on the bills. You can personalize the message and even add a short video message.

CALL:  Use the easy scripts and numbers at the link to leave phone messages for the members of the subcommittee. If you don't wish to speak to a live person, call at night or on the weekends so that your message goes to office voicemail.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1

CELEBRATE:  Black History Month begins.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3

LEARN:  GLAAD is offering their "Telling Your Story" training in Nashville. RSVP and learn more at the link.

The week of January 22 will largely be a week to make up for the Legislature's absence from the Hill during the week of January 15. We expect the snow and ice to be gone or melting by January 22. Not only were legislators not in Nashville to conduct floor and committee business, but most bill-filing came to a halt. This may have an effect on the bill-filing deadline for both House and Senate.

MONDAY, JANUARY 22

SHOW UP:  Starting at 3:00 p.m. Central Time, Nashville Pride and TEP will host Pride Flag Day at the Capitol in response to SB1722/HB1605, the bill that would ban Pride and other flags at school. Participants are urged to wear something with a Pride flag including buttons or stickers or have a small Pride flag. Some signs will be available. To learn more, go to the Facebook event link. Note: The event takes place in the Capitol, not in the Cordell Hull Building.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24

CALENDAR NOTE:  HB1377 by Rep. Ragan, which is a bill about reporting "prohibited concepts" in education, is on the House Education Administration Committee calendar at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. It failed in the Senate Education Committee last year. The lobbying team does not expect the bill to run, but we won't know until Wednesday. You can attend the committee meeting in House Hearing Room 1 of the Cordell Hull Building.

UPCOMING EVENTS

LEARN:  On February 3 starting at Noon Central Time in Nashville, GLAAD offers their "Telling Your Story" training. Learn more at the link.

SHOW UP: Feb 13 is Advancing Equality Day on the Hill. We need people from around the state to come to the Cordell Hull Building in Nashville and meet with their legislators. If you are interested, please email us with either the names of your two legislators or your street address and Zip Code at [email protected] . Learn more at the Facebook event link.

We start with a big thank-you to the members of the Balcony Brigade who showed up from all over the state for the first day of the legislative session. Let's keep it up! If you are interested in getting involved, contact Brian Sullivan at [email protected] .

What happened this week? Legislators continued to file bills and the House adopted restrictive rules that affected not only members of the House but the public's access as well. The decline of our state's democracy is extremely frightening.

The Senate Judiciary Committee deferred SB596 (wedding officiant refusal bill) and SB620 (anti-LGBTQ parent rights bill). Those will now be heard on Feb. 6.

Thank you for all your advocacy. We have a comparatively light week beginning January 15, though it is important to note that old bills from last year could still pop up on the calendar at any time. So we may make additions as we learn more.

MONDAY, JANUARY 15

Today is the holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Legislature will not be in session.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16 THROUGH END OF WEEK

CALENDAR ITEM:  The Cordell Hull Building will be closed all week because of the snow. See information at this link.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17

HB1377 by Rep. Ragan, which is a bill on reporting "prohibited concepts," was officially on the calendar of the House Education Administration Committee, which will not meet this week because of the snow. The bill was filed last year and failed in the Senate Education Committee. On the same day last year it was reset for the first committee calendar of the new year. The lobbying team does not expect the bill to run. We will know NEXT WEDNESDAY more about its direction.

LOOKING AHEAD

SHOW UP:  January 22 is Pride Flag Day at the Capitol at 3pm. Join Nashville Pride and TEP, wearing your best Pride/rainbow flag gear. The House and Senate floor sessions start at 4pm. Learn more at the Facebook event link. If you've been wanting a rally, here it is!

LEARN: February 3 is a "Telling Your Story" training offered by GLAAD in Nashville. RSVP and learn more at the link.

SHOW UP: Feb 13 is Advancing Equality Day on the Hill. We need people from around the state to come to the Cordell Hull Building in Nashville and meet with their legislators. If you are interested, please email us with either the names of your two legislators or your street address and Zip Code at [email protected] . Learn more at the Facebook event link.

As well as filing bills, the Legislature is also scheduling existing bills to hit committee and floor calendars in the launch of their 2024 session. Use the campaigns in this post to advocate for the LGBTQ community.

ANY TIME BEFORE THE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 9

CALL:  Use the easy scripts at the link to leave messages with the Senate Judiciary on a wedding officiant bill and a parent rights bills. Note: If you don't wish to speak to a live person, leave messages in the evening or on the weekend. The numbers provided are office numbers with voice mail.

EMAIL: Use the easy form at this link to email the members of the Senate Judiciary to oppose SB596 and SB620. Please, note that SB596 is NOT about marriage LICENSES.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9

SHOW UP:  Come to the Capitol at 11:00 a.m. Central Time. The Legislature convenes at Noon. Wear your Balcony Brigade shirt if you have one. If not, we'll provide stickers. Co-hosted with HRC Nashville. RSVP at the Facebook event link.

SHOW UP:  Come to Senate Hearing Room 1 in the Cordell Hull Building at 4:00 p.m. as the Senate Judiciary votes on a marriage officiant bill and a parent rights bill. RSVP at the Facebook event link. Note: As of 1pm on January 8, we are hearing that neighbor bill may be discussed at the committee meeting.

Members of the Tennessee General Assembly are filing bills and anti-LGBTQ legislation is already showing up for the 2024 session. This list will be updated and revised periodically. It will also include positive legislation.

New Discriminatory Legislation for the 2024 Session

SB1722/HB1605 by Sen. Hensley and Rep. Bulso. The official summary notes, "As introduced, prohibits LEAs and public charter schools from displaying in public schools flags other than the official United States flag and the official Tennessee state flag." This bill would have an impact on the flying of Pride and Black Lives Matter flags at school and many other flags as well. See our policy brief on the bill here.

SB1858/HB1632 by Sen. Haile and Rep. Bulso. As introduced, gives a parent of a child who attends, or who is eligible to attend, a school operated by a local education agency or a public charter school standing to file a civil action against the LEA or public charter school in a chancery court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022.

SB2766/HB1634 by Sen. Bowling and Rep. Bulso. As introduced, revises language prohibiting educators from discriminating against students on certain, specified bases such as sexual orientation to generally prohibiting educators from discriminating against students who are members of a protected class under federal or state law; removes the definition of "gender identity" for purposes of the family life curriculum. Note: The sponsor was originally Rep. Ragan.

SB2351/HB1660 by Sen. Hensley and Rep. Ragan. As introduced, prohibits certain institutions of higher education from defining discriminatory practices in their antidiscrimination policies in a manner inconsistent with the definition of discriminatory practices in state law; prohibits certain institutions of higher education from establishing or recognizing forms of discrimination in their antidiscrimination policies in a manner inconsistent with the forms of discrimination recognized as legally actionable by this state; requires the Tennessee higher education commission to establish a process for persons to file a complaint alleging that an institution is not complying with such prohibitions.

SB2173/HB1661 by Sen. Hensley and Rep. Ragan. As introduced, enacts the "Restricted Access by Minors to Obscene Library Materials Act."

SB1738/HB2169 by Sen. Rose and Rep. Littleton. As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Foster and Adoptive Parent Protection Act," which prohibits the department of children's services from requiring an adoptive or foster parent to support a policy on sexual orientation or gender identity that conflicts with the parent's sincerely held religious or moral beliefs.

SB1810/HB2165 by Sen. Rose and Rep. Littleton. As introduced, requires a request made by a student to an employee of the student's LEA or public charter school for an accommodation to affirm the student's gender identity to be reported to a school administrator and to the student's parent; prohibits an employee of an LEA or public charter school from knowingly providing false or misleading information to a student's parent regarding the student's gender identity or intention to transition to a gender that differs from the student's sex at the time of birth; authorizes civil actions to be filed by parents and by the attorney general and reporter against a noncompliant LEA or public charter school.

SB2350/HB1948 by Sen. Hensley and Rep. Ragan. As introduced, establishes various prohibitions and requirements for public institutions of higher education regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion.

SB2781/HB1949 by Sen. Bowling and Rep. Ragan. As introduced, expands the offense of observation without consent to include a person or entity that adopts rules or enforces a policy or other work-related guidance for employees or contractors to promote or assist in the commission of observation without consent in a place where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy, including a restroom, locker room, dressing room, or shower, designated for multi-person, single-sex use; creates a civil action for invasion of privacy based on a violation of observation without consent.

SB2780/HB1995 by Sen. Bowling and Rep. Ragan. As introduced, requires the department to create a separate marriage license application form and marriage license form that may be used by applicants if the bride is a female and the groom is a male; prohibits a county clerk from certifying and recording this marriage license form if the form was used to solemnize a marriage between persons other than a female bride and a male groom.

SB1873/HB1913 by Sen. Hensley and Rep. Bulso. As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Parents' Bill of Rights."

HB1991 by Rep. Leatherwood. As introduced, establishes a complaint, hearing, and removal process for clubs and organizations available to students attending a public school.  We are concerned about the implications for GSAs. Note: The bill has been withdrawn.

SB2107/HB2457 by Sen. Pody and Rep. Lynn. As introduced, requires the removal of sexually explicit material from the libraries of public schools; creates a process for evaluating library materials for sexually explicit material in public schools.

SB2782/HB2310 by Sen. Bowling and Rep. Richey. As introduced, creates a civil cause of action against any person who knowingly removes a minor from this state without the consent of a parent of the minor for the purpose of assisting the minor in obtaining a healthcare procedure that is for the purpose of enabling the minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor's sex or treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the minor's sex and asserted identity.

SB2396/HB2816 by Sen. Briggs and Rep. Faison. As introduced, requires gender clinics accepting funds from this state to perform gender transition procedures to also perform detransition procedures; requires insurance entities providing coverage of gender transition procedures to also cover detransition procedures; requires certain gender clinics and insurance entities to report information regarding detransition procedures to the department of health.

SB2503/HB2610 by Sen. Stevens and Rep. Garrett. As introduced, terminates the human rights commission with no wind-down period; creates the human rights division in the office of attorney general; transfers the commission's functions to the new division.

SB2501/HB2784 by Sen. Hensley and Rep. Cepicky. As introduced, establishes deadlines for public institutions of higher education to initiate and complete an investigation into a report filed by a student or employee alleging they have been penalized, discriminated against, or received adverse treatment due to their refusal to support or otherwise assent to a divisive concept, specific ideology, or political viewpoint; establishes financial penalties for institutions that fail to timely investigate such reports or fail to timely report the results of such investigations to the comptroller of the treasury; requires the comptroller to report institutions that frequently submit reports of such investigations to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives.

SB2749/HB2936 by Sen. Haile and Rep. Faison. As introduced, enacts the “Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act."

SB2861/HB2619 by Sen. Roberts and Rep. Ragan. As introduced, permits the department to file its annual report regarding the effectiveness of diversion of offenders from state correctional institutions electronically.  As amended, the bill prevents the state from paying for gender-affirming care for incarcerated persons.

New Legislation monitored for discriminatory possibilities or implications

SB1792/HB1614 by Sen. Massey and Rep. Hazlewood. As introduced, enacts the "Protect Tennessee Minors Act"; requires an individual or commercial entity that publishes or distributes in this state a website that contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors perform reasonable age-verification methods to verify the age of individuals attempting to access the material; specifies that a violation of age-verification or data retention requirements is a Class C felony.  We are watching the bill to see how material harmful to minors is defined. We have concerns that it could include all LGBTQ content or be amended to include all LGBTQ content.

SB1643 by Sen. Pody. As introduced, requires commercial entities that publish or distribute material on an internet website, more than one-third of which is sexual material harmful to minors, to verify that an individual attempting to access the material is 18 years of age or older; prohibits a commercial entity or a third party that performs the age verification from retaining any identifying information of the individual. We are watching the bill to see how material harmful to minors is defined with concerns similar to those related to HB1614. No House sponsor.

SB2097/HB1891 by Sen. Johnson and Rep. Lamberth. As introduced, creates the "Protecting Children from Social Media Act."

SB2042/HB2160 by Sen. Rose and Rep. Barrett. As introduced, requires a commercial entity that knowingly publishes or distributes on the internet material harmful to minors to provide internet or cellular service subscribers the opportunity to request that the commercial entity block website access through the subscriber's internet or cellular service subscription.

SB2767/HB2435 by Sen. Bowling/Rep. Bulso. As introduced, requires the commissioner of education to annually transmit, no later than October 1 of each year, filings submitted to the commissioner by a local board of education regarding any action or inaction taken by the board in response to an investigation conducted by the director of schools in response to a complaint filed by a parent or legal guardian of a student who received instruction in family life that the parent or legal guardian believes to violate the requirements for such instruction to the chairs of the education committees of the senate and house of representatives.

Bills from the 2023 Session

SB596/HB878 by Sen. Pody and Rep. Fritts. As introduced, states that a person is not required to solemnize a marriage if the person has an objection to solemnizing the marriage based on the person's conscience or religious beliefs.

SB1339/HB1215 by Sen. Johnson and Speaker Sexton. As introduced, prohibits any managed care organization that contracts with the bureau of TennCare to provide medical assistance from providing reimbursement or coverage for a medical procedure if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of enabling a person to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the person's sex, or treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between a person's sex and asserted identity.

SB1110/HB1386 by Sen. Bowling and Rep. Ragan. As introduced, enacts the "Marital Contract at Common Law Recording Act"; authorizes county clerks to accept and record a record of common law marriage between one man and one woman; limits the jurisdiction of circuit courts and chancery courts in cases involving the definition of common law marriage to the principles of common law marriage.

SB620/HB1414 by Sen. Pody and Rep. Todd. As introduced, enacts the "Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act", which declares that the ability of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of that parent’s child is a fundamental right. Note the language on gender identity in the bill.

SB1469/HB1447 by Sen. Johnson and Rep. Faison. As introduced, clarifies that prescribing hormone treatment for minors is not a standard medical practice when the treatment is for the purpose of enabling a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s sex or treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between a minor's sex and asserted identity.

SB918/HB1319 by Senator Rose and Rep. Kumar. This is a caption bill with an amendment that would have the effect of restricting the display of flags such as Pride flags and Black Lives Matter flags on public buildings.

SB138/HB761 by Sen. Hensley and Rep. Eldridge. This bill regulates phones and tablets sold in Tennessee and filtering of material deemed harmful to minors. It appears to be dealing with pornography, but it could be used to filter LGBTQ content.

SB603/HB571 by Sen. Hensley and Rep. Carringer. As introduced, prohibits public institutions of higher education offering certain medical and health-related degree or certificate programs, and state contractors, from requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion training and education for purposes of the issuance of a degree, or the approval of a state contract or grant, as applicable. Note: It is not clear the extent to which the practice is occurring with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity in Tennessee.

How to Prepare for the Legislative Session:

Save the Date: February 13 is Advancing Equality Day on the Hill.

If you would like to be involved in the Balcony Brigade, contact TEP Nashville Co-Chair Brian Sullivan at [email protected] .

Once the legislative session starts in January, watch for weekly campaigns on key bills @tnequality on X/Twitter, Threads, and Instagram.

Attend First Watch of the Balcony Brigade on January 9 at the Capitol. RSVP at the link.

Attend Pride Flag Day at the Capitol on January 22. RSVP at the link.

Attend GLAAD's "Telling Your Story" training in Nashville on February 3. RSVP at the link.

Use this easy form to email your two legislators and urge them to focus on Tennessee's priorities, not LGBTQ attacks.

Thank you for visiting us at BoroPride. If you would like to get involved, please consider these options.

Volunteer Locally: If you're interested in volunteering in Middle Tennessee, contact TEP Nashville Committee Co-Chair Brian Sullivan at [email protected]. We need volunteers for managing our tables at events, help with outreach, and gathering when issues come before state and local government.

Advancing Equality Day on the Hill: If you want to save the date for Advancing Equality Day on the Hill, go to this link. This is a day to spend time with your state legislators in Nashville and discuss bills that affect the LGBTQ community.

Balcony Brigade: We need more people to attend key legislative committee meetings and to be in the Senate and House galleries when important votes are taking place during the legislative session. Being present allows people to LEARN the process, WITNESS what is happening to our Democracy, and ENGAGE in deeper advocacy. If you would like to sign up, go to this link. For a quick video on the initiative, go to this link. This initiative offers many opportunities for partner organizations to co-host individual events in the Capitol or in the Cordell Hull Building. If your organization is interested, contact TEP Nashville Co-Chairs Dahron Johnson and Brian Sullivan at [email protected] and [email protected] or fill out the form linked above.

Media Engagement: News media outlets are frequently interested in talking to people affected by discriminatory state legislation. If you would like to be available to speak to the media, contact Brian Sullivan at [email protected] .

We are grateful for your support.

The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County is one of the largest local governments in Tennessee. Like many of its peer cities around the country, Metro Nashville has made steady public policy gains for LGBTQ people since 2007, but the city's Benefit Board has failed to offer comprehensive gender-affirming health care benefits.

From Tennessee Equality Project's perspective, this injustice must be addressed. We do not need convincing that transgender people deserve full health care benefits. But we do need to understand why it has been so difficult to achieve the goal.  We also need to know what paths are available to provide these vital resources to Metro Nashville government employees.

To that end, we engaged Heather Meshell of Capitol Hill Advocacy to prepare a report that gives us a map of recent efforts to adopt comprehensive gender-affirming care for Metro Nashville employees, the structural and legal issues, and some options to consider over the coming months.  You can find the report here. 

If you would like to be engaged in efforts to advocate for comprehensive gender-affirming care for Metro Nashville Government employees, be in touch at [email protected] .

The following are some of the bills we are watching closely during the special legislative session.

HB7018 by Rep. A. Davis. Increases penalties for stalking providers of gender-affirming care.

HB7019 by Rep. A. Davis. Increases penalties for acts of mass violence targeting providers of gender-affirming care.

HB7021 by Rep. A. Davis. Increases penalties for threats for violence targeting providers of gender-affirming care.

HB7087 by Rep. G. Johnson. Increases penalties for aggravated stalking when the victim is selected based on a bias factor.

HB7091 by Rep. Harris. "As introduced, creates the Class E felony of knowingly threatening to commit an act of mass violence against another and frightening the other person; classifies the offense as a hate crime, to be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided, if the offense was committed by carrying a firearm into certain venues." Those venues include adult cabaret locations, including places with male or female impersonators.

HB7094 by Rep. Harris. "As introduced, creates the Class E felony of knowingly threatening to commit an act of mass violence against another and frightening the other person; classifies the offense as a hate crime, to be punished one classification higher than otherwise provided, if the offense was committed due to a bias motivation."