Texas House passes 'bathroom bill' aimed at trans people, now with quintupled penalties

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Texas House passes 'bathroom bill' aimed at trans people, now with quintupled penalties | FOX 7 Austin
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The Texas House passed a bill regarding the bathrooms used by transgender people.

A last-minute amendment increased the fines for violators by five.

The bill now needs one more procedural vote in the House before heading to the Senate.


The Texas House has passed a bill that would bar transgender people from using bathrooms in government buildings that align with their gender identities.


The version passed on Thursday differs from the one sent by the Senate, in that it multiplies the fines for places that violate the law by five.

‘Bathroom bill’ passes House
The latest:
Senate Bill 8 was amended Thursday, with the new provision being presented by Rep. Steve Toth (R-Conroe).

According to the Texas Tribune, the last-minute measure raises the proposed fines for violators from $5,000 to $25,000 for first offenses, and from $25,000 to $125,000 for following violations. The bill's text says each day counts as a separate violation.

[Irish_Dem]

1. I once walked into a men's room by mistake at an airport.

I had just come off of a very long flight and was exhausted.
I had not slept for almost 48 hours due to delayed flights, etc.

For some reason I thought the men's room was the ladies room and walked in wheeling my carry on luggage.

It took me a couple of seconds to realize my mistake, I was kind of brain dead. I made
a U turn, one kind man pointed me in the right direction for the ladies restroom. .

I was embarrassed but today if I did that I would get fined $125K and go to jail?

(PS If I had a choice I would always go to a ladies restroom, men's restrooms are nothing
to write home about.)

[BlueHurricane]

2. Republicans are sick cruel people.

This should be considered cruel and unusual punishment for a “crime” and illegal under the constitution. Trying to prevent trans people from being able to live peaceful lives is a distraction for their voters so they can say they are doing something about a “problem” that does not exist and ignore actual problems they create every day. And the media refuses to connect the dots for voters.

The Republican Party would destroy anyone to get and keep power. Anyone. But they will not win.

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3. My 85 year old father in law went into the women's restroom

He had Alzheimer’s and didn’t realize he’d gone into the wrong one. Will they fine people like him?

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4. I wonder if the bill also provides for enforcement.

And if so, what is the proposed insignia for the Texas Potty Patrol?

If it's popular enough, will Chuck Norris agree to star in a TV series about it?

[2MuchNoise]

5. Tired, tired, tired. So effing tired of this crap.