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Rules Committee backs repeal of Chapter 12X, sends ordinance to full Board 2-1
Summary
The Rules Committee voted 2-1 on April 17, 2023, to send an ordinance repealing Administrative Code Chapter 12X to the full Board, with sponsor Supervisor Rafael Mandelmann arguing the travel/contract ban is costly and ineffective and Vice Chair Shimon Walton dissenting over potential harms to protected groups and small businesses.
On April 17, 2023, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee voted to send an ordinance repealing Administrative Code Chapter 12X to the full Board with a positive recommendation, passing 2-1 in committee.
Supervisor Rafael Mandelmann, the item's sponsor, told the committee the 2016 code provision originally aimed to pressure states that enacted anti-LGBTQ, anti-reproductive-rights and restrictive voting laws. "I just don't believe that 12X is working the way it was intended," Mandelmann said, arguing the city has continued to do…
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