LGBTQ anti-discrimination bill given a House hearing, but not a vote
Backed by Republican House Speaker Rusty Bowers, a bill to protect gay and transgender Arizonans from discrimination was given a hearing, but not a vote.House Bill 2802 lacks the 31 votes necessary to pass out of the House of Representatives. But Bowers, who co-sponsored the bill with Democratic Rep. Amish Shah, had promised to get the bill a hearing — a promise he fulfilled