Gloria Johnson in TN legislative records

On Abortion: Voted NO on Tennessee fetal heartbeat abortion ban

SB2196: Creates the Class C felony of performing or inducing an abortion upon a pregnant woman whose unborn child has a fetal heartbeat.

Planned Parenthood opinion : The bill, one of the most restrictive in the country, bans abortion at nearly every stage of pregnancy, including before most people even know they're pregnant.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 70-20-9 on Jun/19/20; Johnson voted NO; passed Senate 23-5-5 on Jun/19/20; signed by Gov. Lee on Jul/13/20

Source: Planned Parenthood on Tennessee State voting records SB2196 Jun 19, 2020

On Civil Rights: Don't define "sex" as immutably determined at birth

SB1440: For purposes of interpreting the meaning of the word "sex" throughout present law, except in statutes where the context otherwise requires, this bill defines "sex" as a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth and evidence of a person's biological sex.

Human Rights Campaign press release March 13, 2023 (opinion for voting NO): Let's be clear: the goal of this bill is to exclude the LGBTQ+ community from nondiscrimination protections in the state of Tennessee and to perpetuate a false narrative of who transgender people are.

Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 27-6-0 on Mar/13/23; passed House 71-21-7 on Apr/21/23; State Rep. Gloria Johnson voted NO; Signed by Governor Bill Lee on May/17/23

Source: H.R.C. on Tennessee State Legislature voting records SB1440 Apr 21, 2023

On Gun Control: Oppose permitless "Constitutional Carry" of handguns

HB0786: Creates an exception to the offense of unlawful carrying of a firearm, if a person meets age requirements, lawfully possesses the handgun, and is in a place that the person is lawfully present.

NRA-ILA press release March 18, 2021 (opinion for voting YES): Bottom line: The VAST majority of Tennessean's will be able to carry a handgun WITHOUT a permit when this becomes law. Period.

Murfreesboro Lawyer blog, April 16, 2023 (opinion for voting NO): The lack of mandatory training and education for Tennessee gun owners because of permitless carry laws concerns law enforcement, since they worry gun owners will forego basic gun training and education on the belief such education no longer applies.

Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 23-9-1 on Mar/18/21; passed House 64-29-6 on Mar/29/21; State Rep. Gloria Johnson voted NO; signed by Governor Bill Lee on Apr/8/21.

Source: NRA-ILA on Tennessee State Legislature voting records HB0786 Mar 29, 2021

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