SB 110-18: Bar Rescue Act of 2022 (Veto Override vote)

[Senator Spark]

Bar Rescue Act of 2022

Senate Bill
to Rescue Bars from Regional Tyranny

1. No restaurant, bar, saloon, or other business that sells alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, or employee thereof shall refuse to serve or discriminate against any patron on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, or advertise or hold itself out as discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

2. For purposes of this act, the use of any advertising, marketing, or promotional materials or communications that represent a restaurant, bar, saloon, or other business as being a "straight bar", a "heterosexual bar", a "gay bar", a "lesbian bar", a "queer bar", a "cisgender bar", a "drag bar", or a "transgender bar" shall not constitute a violation of this act.

3. It shall be unlawful for any regional government or subdivision of the Republic of Atlasia to prohibit the existence of bars or the advertisement of bars on the basis of advertising, marketing, or promotional materials or communications that represent a restaurant, bar, saloon, or other business as being a "straight bar", a "heterosexual bar", a "gay bar", a "lesbian bar", a "queer bar", a "cisgender bar", a "drag bar", or a "transgender bar".

4. Paragraph 3 of this act does not apply if the content or material of a restaurant, bar, saloon, or other business advertisement is found to be illegal in a court of law.

5. This act shall take effect immediately.

Sponsor: Devout Centrist
Status: Debating

The gentleman from Arizona is recognized.

[Senator Spark]

Unfriendly.

Vote is open for 96 hours on the WM amendment.

[Senator Spark]

Aye

[Senator Spark]

Amendment vote

AYE: WM, Spark (2)
NAY: rpryor, Utah, Devout Centrist, WB, Mr. R, WD, AGA, DeadPrez (
ABSTAIN:

The amendments fails.

[Senator Spark]

As debate has ceased for longer than 96 hours, this bill immediately goes to a final vote.

[Senator Spark]

Aye

[Senator Spark]

Final vote

AYE: Devout Centrist, WD, S019, Blairite, WB, AGA, Utah, Spark, rpryor, Sev (10)
NAY: WM, DeadPrez, NCY (3)
ABSTAIN:

By vote of 10-3-0, this bill passes the Senate.

x Spark

[Senator Spark]

Vote is open on the veto override for 96 hours. FYI a veto override requires 2/3rds majority.

[Senator Spark]

Aye