MD: House passes Trans Health Equity Act, advances price-gouging and data protections
The Maryland House of Delegates voted Saturday to approve the Trans Health Equity Act — a bill that just a year ago disappeared from the chamber’s agenda ahead of a floor vote.
Delegates debated the legislation for about 25 minutes early Saturday afternoon before passing the measure 93-37.
Del. Anne Kaiser (D-Montgomery), the lead sponsor of the bill, was joined by 59 cosponsors this session.
Kaiser said she thought it was important to serve as a voice for the trans community in the chamber.
“What is being said nationally about trans people are the same lies that were said about gays and lesbians 20 years ago,” said Kaiser, who was one of the first openly gay members of the General Assembly. “And that’s part of the reason I feel the passion and the connection to our trans brothers and sisters.”
She commended Del. Bonnie Cullison (D-Montgomery) for defending the bill in the chamber during floor debates earlier in the week.
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/busy-saturday-house-passes-trans-health-equity-act-advances-price-gouging-and-data
