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Senate Judiciary A is meeting to discuss Rep. @FirmentGabe’s HB648, which would ban gender affirming healthcare for trans youth. No Democrats are present. #lalege #lagov Image
The bill was initially killed in Health and Welfare, but it was discharged to Judiciary A last night. Here's some background on this unusual move: #lalege #lagov

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Also notably absent are the usual crowd of LGBTQ+-rights advocates. I'm told some advocates were concerned about their physical safety. It's unclear if anybody is here to testify in opposition. #lalege #lagov
Sen. @wjluneau confirms to me that the Democrats are boycotting the meeting #lalege #lagov
Committee now taking up the ban. Committee Chair Barrow Peacock wants to focus on the legal remedy portions of the bill, rather than the healthcare aspect. Asks if somebody from @AGJeffLandry's office is present to speak on that. #lalege #lagov
Sen. Heather Cloud is proposing an amendment that would change the effective date from July 1 to Jan 1. Amending the bill adds an additional step the bill has to go through (concurrence on amendments on the house side) that adds to the time crunch the bill faces #lalege #lagov
The amendments, which were approved, also extend the deadline for taking trans youth off of their course of treating from the end of this year to the end of next year. Doctors tell me there is no amount of time that would make ending care safe. #lalege #lagov
Peacock asks public commenters to limit their remarks to the legal remedies in the bill #lalege #lagov
There were a handful of red cards in opposition, but none who wished to speak #lalege #lagov
Without objection, the committee advances Rep.
@FirmentGabe’s HB648, which would ban gender affirming healthcare for trans youth. No Democrats are present for the vote #lalege #lagov

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Jun 1
The committee is now taking up Rep. Dodie Horton’s HB466, which prohibits discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools. Referred to by critics as a “don’t say gay bill” #lalege #lagov
“The sexualization and indoctrination of children without permission of parents should be a non controversial issue. Parents are concerned that their children's are being exposed to dangerous innocence destroying topics,” Horton said #lalege #lagov
“Many of us had teachers that we can find and may have literally saved our lives… This bill actually takes the humanity out of the classroom,” @M1Flournoy said #lalege #lagov
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Jun 1
Senate Education taking up two anti-LGBTQ+ bills. First up is Rep. @raymondcrewsla’s HB81, which forbids use of trans youth’s name and pronouns without parental permission #lalege #lagov Image
Yet again, Slidell pastor John Raymond, who has been charged with juvenile cruelty, is here to speak in support of the bill #lalege #lagov

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Proponents of the bill are framing this as a parental rights bill, but even if a parent consents to a teacher using the correct name and pronouns, teachers can still refuse if they have religious/ moral objections. #lalege #lagov
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May 31
In House education, Rep. Ken Brass asks @RepHodges64 to define CRT. “People teaching that one race is superior or inferior to another or that some people are advantaged because of the color of their skin,” Hodges said. #lalege #lagov
Hodges falsely claims that there’s a critical race theory department at LSU #lalege #lagov #laed
Hodges is presenting a resolution asking K-12 schools and higher ed institutions to report on DEI initiatives, CRT programs and use of social emotional learning legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo… #lalege #lagov
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May 30
Rep. Larry Frieman has proposed an amendment to Sen. Fred Mills’ bill to create a pharmacy benefit managers quality incentive program that prohibits participants from engaging in gender affirming care. Another retribution amendment #lalege #lagov Image
Rep. Joe Stagni challenges the germaneness of the amendment. Stagni, a Republican, opposes the ban on gender affirming care that was killed last week. (There are still attempts to revive the bill) #lalege #lagov
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