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The Bill passed the House with a 24–10 majority and also passed through the Senate with an 8–3 majority. [ 5 ] The bill then went to the Governor of Bermuda for Royal assent on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II , which is legally required to be given to bills that have passed both houses in order for them to become law.
The Bermuda Legislature in May 2022 passed a bill to legalize cannabis recreationally - but however was stopped, because the Governor of Bermuda in a rare move blocked assent to the bill. The Bermuda Senate did reject the bill, but because it was rejected twice it still went to the Governor. Medicinal cannabis is still legal in Bermuda. [14 ...
Prior to this legislation, Bermuda's Human Rights Commission had repeatedly recommended that the Government of Bermuda change discrimination laws to include sexual orientation. [31] In late 2004, it promised to amend the Human Rights Act 1981 to cover sexual orientation, [ 32 ] [ 33 ] but by late 2005 the matter appeared to have been quietly ...
Republican lawmakers in more than 30 states have introduced or passed more than 100 bills to either restrict or regulate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the current legislative ...
In June 2013, Parliament passed legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation under the Human Rights Act 1981. [6] On 18 June 2013, Premier Craig Cannonier ruled out same-sex marriage in Bermuda: "I can assure you that under my leadership this is not about same-sex marriage, and under my leadership that will not happen."
The Parliament of Bermuda is the bicameral legislative body of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. [1] Based on the Westminster system, one of the two chambers (lower house) is elected, the other (upper house), appointed. [2] The two chambers are: House of Assembly (36 members; elected for a five-year term in single seat constituencies)
The law of England and Wales as it stood in 1620 – of all kinds: common law, equity and statute – became the law of Bermuda at that time, and it remains so to the extent that other sources have not changed it. The Parliament of Bermuda enacts statutes on all domestic legal issues. Bermuda has a body of delegated legislation.
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