4 things to know about Texas' new 'bathroom bill'
2. Questions linger over enforcement
One of the questions at the heart of political debate over SB 8 has centered around enforcement. While SB 8 does not lay out specific steps for schools and other institutions to take concerning enforcement, the bill calls for hefty fines for violators, as much as $125,000 for a second or repeated violation.
In addition to giving private citizens the right to sue violators of SB 8, the law also gives broad authority to the attorney general to prosecute violations as well, a legal combination which was modeled after the state’s so-called “heartbeat” law prohibiting abortion, according to conservative advocacy group Texas Policy Research.
