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Senate Bill 1556 (109th General Assembly of the Tennessee General Assembly)

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Senate Bill 1556 (SB 1556), officially called An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 49 and Title 63, relative to conscientious objections to the provision of counseling and therapy, is a 2016 anti-LGBT law in the state of Tennessee that allows licensed counselors in private practice to use their own religious beliefs as an excuse for terminating care or referring away clients because of moral objections to how the client identifies.[1]

Passage

On April 6, 2016, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed SB 1556, with 71 yeas and 21 nays. On April 11, 2016, the Tennessee Senate passed SB 1556, with 25 yeas and 6 nays. On April, 27, 2016, Governor Bill Haslam signed SB 1556 into law as Pub. Ch. 926.[2]

Reaction

On January 1, 2017, California barred state-funded travel to Tennessee for enacting statutes that critics charge discriminate against members of the LGBT community.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tennessee House Advances Anti-LGBT Legislation
  2. ^ SB 155 by *Johnson
  3. ^ California bans state-paid travel to Tennessee in reaction to law
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