Christian fish plate bill delayed

Christian fish plate bill delayed
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 15, 2006

NASHVILLE — "A proposal to put the Christian fish symbol on
Tennessee license plates was taken off fast-track status in the
Senate on Wednesday.

The measure calls for specialty plates featuring the simple line
drawing of a fish, which many Christians already put on their
bumpers. Specialty plates cost an extra fee, with the money going to
a cause or charity.

Sen. Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville and the Senate sponsor of the bill,
withdrew the measure from the consent calendar, which is usually
reserved for items with broad support.

If approved, the fish design would be the state's first explicitly
religious license plate. Opponents have said the plates would be
akin to the state sponsoring religious beliefs.

The House version of the bill, sponsored by Rep. Donna Rowland, R-
Murfreesboro, has been assigned to committee."

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The bills are SB3204/HB3072
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