(AP) – An Arkansas Senate panel has voted to study a bill
limiting which restrooms transgender people can use that had stalled in this
year’s legislative session after facing opposition from the state’s Republican
governor, tourism groups and LGBT rights supporters.The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday adopted the interim study proposal
on the measure, which would have required every restroom or changing facility
accessible by multiple people at the same time in a government building be
designated for use by members of only one sex. The bill’s sponsor, Republican
Sen. Linda Collins-Smith, withdrew her proposal in March and referred it to
interim study after it stalled before the committee.
limiting which restrooms transgender people can use that had stalled in this
year’s legislative session after facing opposition from the state’s Republican
governor, tourism groups and LGBT rights supporters.The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday adopted the interim study proposal
on the measure, which would have required every restroom or changing facility
accessible by multiple people at the same time in a government building be
designated for use by members of only one sex. The bill’s sponsor, Republican
Sen. Linda Collins-Smith, withdrew her proposal in March and referred it to
interim study after it stalled before the committee.
Wednesday’s vote clears the way for the panel to hold hearings on the issue
while the Legislature is out of session.
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