Senate Bill 3 Pros And Cons

Because all 13 states had to agree, the proposal was thrown out and was not

The bill then went to the senate where there was much debate and procrastination. Many senators opposed to the bill tried to use the “filibuster” technique, which basically is an extended talk for the purpose of killing a bill or getting drastic modifications. In fact, it was the longest debate in Senate history lasting 534 hours in total. The final vote in the Senate was 76 to 18 to pass their version of the bill since they made minor amendments to it (Bureau of National Affairs 18-21). A quote from Senator John Lesinski, democrat, showed why some were opposed to the bill, “There are still many private rights in America that under our Constitution are beyond the power of government to regulate and one of these is the right to pick and chose one’s associates, one’s friends and one’s customers in a private business” (Calls Bill Unconstitutional 33). The final vote in the House over the amendments the senate made was 289 to 126. This set the way for the bill to be signed by the President to become a law.

The Texas anti-abortion law has taken the country’s attention by storm. It is an issue on many different woman’s minds, especially those who live in the state of Texas. The new laws are forcing many woman to have to cross state lines in order to receive an abortion and medical care. This includes woman who needs abortions due to preexisting medical conditions and those who are carrying fetuses which are diseased and are expected not to be born as healthy babies. The Texas Governor Rick Perry and Senator Ted Cruz are leading the fight for the abortion laws to become permanent, laws that are considered the strictest abortion laws that this country has ever seen.

For centuries same sex marriage has been a dispute, especially in Texas because of how powerfully Texas believes in the bible and how extremely “old fashioned” it is. The debate has been over LGBT equality, just like the black civil rights movement and the women’s movement in the 1960’s. Due to the traditional and common law, Texas does not allow same sex marriage. Actually, the state banned same sex marriage a decade ago or more. The issue was during the 2004 presidential election when Missouri and Louisiana voters approved same sex marriage and eleven states placed amendments. Everyone held their word and continued to protect the laws of Texas. The constitutional amendments that banned same sex marriage well-defined marriage as a union between

“Senate Bill 4 is a piece of legislation that Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed in May and it aims to ban “sanctuary cities” by requiring sheriffs, constables, police chiefs and other local leaders to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and allows police to ask about the immigration status of individuals they lawfully detain” (Alvarez). The consequences for sheriffs, constables, police chiefs and other local leaders if they do not follow the legislation are that they could face Class A misdemeanor and possibly jail time (Mansoor & Pollock). “In addition, they can could face civil penalties ranging from $1,000 to $1,500 for the first violation and $25,000 to 25,500 for consecutive offenses” (Alvarez). Many people are against Senate

Recently, the issue of allowing transgender people access to public facilities according to the gender they identify with has caused much debate throughout the United States. The bathroom bill seeks to control access to public facilities of transgender individuals, based on the gender they were assigned at birth. In 2015, bills were passed stating entering a bathroom not assigned to a person at birth was a crime. Surrounded by misconception, the bill does “not legalize harassment, stalking, violence, or sexual assault.” Since the bill arose, there have not been a rise in violence or other incidents in the states protecting the transgender rights (Transgender Equality). The bill simply states if one is living as a woman, to use the women’s restroom,

Texas Legislature met for the 85th time last spring since statehood. The Texas Legislature passed several laws from State budget, protecting children, schools, sanctuary cities, and many more, at the same time some laws where not passed.

The first article, written by Robert T. Garret for the Dallas News, explains the conflict between Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Director of the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) Ursula Parks over budgetary powers. It seems that governor Abbott’s power of vetoing or in-line vetoing budget bills is the only power the governor currently has, and the budget board members and state legislatures are ignoring it. According to the article, as governor Abbott is pushing

The process of a bill becoming a law in the state of Texas can be harsh and brutal. With the number of complicated steps accompanied by the forces of many different delay tactics, the process can prove to be exhausting.

In recent years, the United States has been struggling to pass transgender rights, and Texas is of no means of an exception. Some of these include bathroom rights. In Texas, the bathroom bill passed through the Texas Senate, but did not survive through the Texas House, resulting in a temporary halt. Even now, the government still question the rights. It is suggested that Texas may need a bathroom bill, but would probably end in some kind of financial consequence, along with many Americans losing their jobs. The Texas Bathroom Bill, otherwise known as SB6, could also fuel disunity within our nation and cause several riots.

According to Texas Politics-The Constitution, the Texas Constitution creates something that is called a Plural Executive which is a system of authority in which most statewide executive officeholders are elected independently of the governor. This spreads the executive power among multiple elected offices and it fragments the executive branch of government and prevents the power over the executive branch to be centralized over one individual or office. Another strong point in which the United States Constitution and Texas Constitution differ is the concern of the chief executive’s power to veto the bills passed by the legislature. The Texas Constitution allows something that is called the line-item veto which gives the governor the power to reject certain parts of a bill without having to reject the entire thing. According to the United States Constitution, they rule the line-item veto to be unconstitutional. They argue that it violates the separation of powers between the legislative branch and the executive branches. The Texas Constitution allowing the line-item veto goes on to show a liking for limited government and limited spending even if it means giving the governor a power that the rest of the Texas Constitution was built trying to

No, Governor Quinby was not correct when he stated that Lieutenant Governor Smithers did not have the power to assign the abortion bill to the Health and Safety Committee. The Lt. Gov. has the complete authority in deciding which bill is assigned to which committee because he is the President of the Senate. In the text it says that “by not accepting his committee recommendation he was abdicating his LT. Gov. responsibilities,” however, that is not true because his responsibility as the president of the senate is to assign bills to the committee who he sees best fit. It also states that the LT. Gov. thought that the bill imposed the Governor’s religious beliefs on the people of Texas therefore he thought that the bill was not something he wanted to pass. He assigned it to the Health and Safety committee so that the bill would not pass and that is okay because he has the power to do so.

There are always a couple of bills that end up failing to get heard or advanced because of the way Texas holds sessions.

Let’s start by going through the basics of the procedure. The state government is made up of three branches. (The “Executive”, headed by the governor, the “Judicial”, consisting of Texas supreme the court along with state courts, and the “Legislative”, which includes 150 members in the House of Representatives and 31 in the state senate) Of these three, the Legislative branch is responsible for creating laws such as “S.B. 11”. The speaker of the House and Lieutenant Governor of the Senate both discuss rules that must be followed during the discussion of the bill. A Representative or Senator gets the idea for a new law by listening to the people that they represent. Once heard, a “Bill” is written. Many of the new bills are presented in the chamber, in which they arose from, in the “First Reading”. In the House, they are considered by each committee in three different meeting settings. After consideration, a committee may take no action or issue a report on it. In the Senate, testimony may be heard.

How would people feel if a man came into the women’s bathroom and took their little girl or boy from them? The North Carolina House Bill Two is “an act to provide for single-sex multiple occupancy bathroom and changing facilities in schools and public agencies and to create statewide consistency in regulation of employment and public accommodations (NC Sponsors). The House Bill Two, or HB2 is just a small portion of an underlying issue throughout the country. When it comes to the HB2, people need to put their views aside and think about the bigger issue; safety of women and children. The HB2 law, should be followed just like any other law whether they agree with it or not.