Senate Bill 175 (Kansas Legislature 2016 Legislative Session)
Senate Bill 175 is a 2016 Kansas legislative proposal that would prohibit public universities to "deny a religious student association any benefit available to any other student association" based on those organizations' "sincerely held religious beliefs"[1] This bill is intended to protect student organizations who restrict membership in regards to LGBT students, which critics argue is discriminatory.[2]
Legislative history
On March 19, 2015, Kansas Senate passed, with a 30 yeas, 8 nays, and 2 absent or not voting, Senate Bill 175. On March 16, 2016, the Kansas House of Representatives passed, with 81 yeas, 41 nays, and 3 absent or not voting, SB 175. On March 22, 2016, Governor Sam Brownback signed the bill and it went into effect on July 1, 2016.[1]
Reaction
On March 16, 2016, Human Rights Campaign blasted the Kansas House of Representatives for passing SB 175.[3] On January 1, 2017, California barred state-funded travel to Kansas for enacting statutes that critics charge discriminate against members of the LGBT community.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b SB 175
- ^ Ring, Trudy (2016-03-16). "Kansas Asks Governor to Let Student Groups Turn Away the Gays". The Advocate. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ Kansas House of Representatives Sends Legislative Attack on LGBT College Students to Governor
- ^ California bans state-paid travel to Tennessee in reaction to law
