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On November 16, 2021, the Independence City Council voted 6–0 to ban conversion therapy on minors following two failed efforts. [377] [378] 101. Wheeling, West Virginia: May 4, 2022 May 4, 2022 Ordinance On May 4, 2022, Wheeling City Council voted 4–3 to ban conversion therapy on minors. [379] 102. La Crosse, Wisconsin: June 9, 2022 June 9 ...
Unlawful and illegal acts. Unlawful contracts, illegal ownership and illegal activities on the part of the plaintiff can be a defense to an action in conversion. A counterfeit coin cannot be converted, nor can a note issued in an illegal manner. [169] Waiver, ratification and estoppel. An action in conversion can be dismissed if the right to ...
On December 14, 2016, Pittsburgh became the first city in Pennsylvania to pass an ordinance that bans conversion therapy on minors. The ban was passed 9-0 and took effect on January 1, 2017. [55] Philadelphia and Allentown followed suit in July 2017. [56] [57] Reading and Doylestown both enacted conversion therapy bans in December 2017. [58] [59]
How to know if your local gov't is following the law. Gannett. Bruce Siwy, Erie Times-News. November 20, 2023 at 4:36 AM. Pa. Pressroom is a regular recap of politics in Harrisburg and Washington ...
Nationwide ban: On 20 July 2023, Parliament approved a law that bans conversion practices, defined as "any practice consisting of or including physical intervention or the application of psychological pressure, which the perpetrator or victim believes or claims is intended to repress or to alter a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or ...
The Laws of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (also known as the Pamphlet Laws or just Laws of Pennsylvania, as well as the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) is the compilation of session laws passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. [1]
State law similarly makes it illegal for any person to intentionally sell, loan or give a dangerous weapon to someone younger than 18 –– but there are exceptions such as allowing minors to ...
The ban on industry reduced the company's land value from $10,000 down to $2,500 per acre and undermined the company's right to govern its own property. [8] Court officials, however, sided with the village and upheld the ordinance on the basis that it was a just and reasonable delegation of the state's police power.