In Indiana, Senate Bill 344the so-called "LGB, no T" bill because it did not provide protections for the transgender communitydied in the state Senate on Feb. 2 without a vote, WISHTV.com reported.
The Indiana Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee had previously passed the bill.
The author of the bill, Sen. Travis Holdman ( R-Markle ) refused to permit amendments when his name was calledeffectively killing the bill for this session. Republicans would not vote for a measure that includes trans people, and Democrats refrained from backing a bill that excluded the same demographic.
"Senate Bill 344 provides such a broad license to discriminate based on religion that it is nothing short of a Super RFRA," Camilla Taylor, counsel in the Midwest Regional Office of Lambda Legal, said in a statement when SB344 passed out of committee. "This bill also does not even pretend to protect transgender Hoosiers, excluding them entirely, which is completely unacceptable.
The ACLU of Indianawhich was hoping the bill would stay alive long enough to add trans-related protectionscalled the measure's death "extremely disappointing" in a statment "Lawmakers left this crucial issue [of equal protection for LGBT people] unanswered despite our tireless efforts to help fix the deeply flawed legislation, and despite strong support across the state from faith leaders, business leaders and public officials interested in moving Indiana forward," Executive Director Jane Henegar said.
Senate Bill 66a so-called "Super RFRA ( Religious Freedom Restoration Act )" billwas stopped Jan. 27, IndyStar.com reported.
The article is at wishtv.com/2016/02/02/lgb-no-t-bill-dies-in-indiana-senate/ .