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

[West_Midlander]

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 unless there is a clear, legible sign near the entrance of said business describing any discriminatory practices of said business. This disclaimer should be clearly visible from at least ten feet away from the entrance(s).

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.

Amendment proposal. We should preserve the right to free speech, religious freedom, and political expression, even if we don't agree.

[West_Midlander]

Aye

[West_Midlander]

I don't really see how we can get away from bigotry and toward equal treatment for everyone if we keep dividing ourselves on the basis of different, overlapping identity groups.

[West_Midlander]

I didn't know that "straight bars" were a thing. This bill seems like it's both-sides-ing bars to uphold bars which divide on the basis of identity.

Either we can have integration or segregation and I prefer integration.

[West_Midlander]

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.

5.2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Sponsor: Devout Centrist
Status: Debating

The gentleman from Arizona is recognized.

Amendment

[West_Midlander]

Nay

[West_Midlander]

Nay