CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Senators have overwhelmingly approved a proposal to amend the state Constitution to bar discrimination based on sex, race, sexual orientation, gender identity and other traits.
If approved by the Legislature this year, the bill will have to be passed again by lawmakers in 2021 and then approved by voters in an election before the Constitution is amended.
Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro sponsors the measure and said it's "a constitutional right for people to be equal under the law."
Sen. Ira Hansen, R-Sparks, was one of three lawmakers to vote against it. The senator said he considered the bill "potentially a very dangerous thing" and said the protections for gender identity would harm women by allowing biological males to compete in women's sports.