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CHRO and advocates spar over SB 399’s proposal to allow separate exercise areas; agency urges conduct enforcement
Summary
Tanya Hughes of the state CHRO told the Judiciary Committee she supports procedural clarifications in SB 399 but warned that creating separate gym areas for protected classes risks segregating victims rather than holding harassers accountable; small‑business owners and transgender advocates offered contrasting views.
Tanya Hughes, executive director of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, told the committee that sections 2–7 of SB 399 contain procedural changes the CHRO supports — including clarifications on early legal intervention timing and processing — but she expressed deep reservations about section 1, which would permit separate exercise areas in gyms based on protected class.
“We should be ensuring that anyone who engages in harassment ... is dealt with on an individual level and removed from…
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