Tag: legislation
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Hate Crimes Legislation – UPDATED
Update: Finally up for a vote, 2.5 hours later. Bill goes to full committee. In reality, HB0335, introduced by Memphis Rep. Jeanne Richardson (HD-89) is a pretty simple piece of legislation. It takes TCS 40-35-114 (17) and changes the word “gender” to “gender, or gender identity or expression”. That’s it. Something so seemingly innocuous, a…