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Senate approves bill banning discrimination on the basis of height or weight after contested roll call
Summary
The Senate passed S 16 31, a bill prohibiting discrimination based on height or weight, after a roll call that produced a contested tally; the final recorded count in the transcript reads 23 in favor and 14 opposed.
The State Senate approved S 16 31, a bill by Senators Wicker and McKnight that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person’s height or weight under the state law of discrimination.
Senator Wicker moved the bill to third reading and the clerk conducted a roll-call vote. A discrepancy appeared briefly in the clerks' interim tallies before the final result was recorded; the transcript records the final tally as 23 votes in the affirmative and 14 in the negative. The presiding officer declared the bill passed.
Floor discussion on this measure, as recorded in the transcript, was brief; senators proceeded to a roll call rather than extended debate. The transcript includes clerks and the presiding officer checking and confirming the counts on the record.
