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HB 761: Prohibited Discrimination

GENERAL BILL by Brown ; Driskell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani ; Smith, C. ; Watson, C.

Prohibited Discrimination; Provides that it is unlawful to discriminate against any person because of protected hairstyle in areas of housing, employment, & K-20 public education system.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/25/2019 House • Filed
    12/16/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 63
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 63
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee

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  • HB 761, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/25/2019 at 11:01 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 566 (c1) Prohibited Discrimination Bracy Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    420.5087 State Apartment Incentive Loan Program. Page 17 (pdf)
    420.516 Discrimination prohibited. Page 3 (pdf)
    760.01 Purposes; construction; title. Page 4 (pdf)
    760.02 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    760.05 Functions of the commission. Page 7 (pdf)
    760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination. Page 7 (pdf)
    760.10 Unlawful employment practices. Page 8 (pdf)
    760.23 Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices. Page 12 (pdf)
    760.25 Discrimination in the financing of housing or in residential real estate transactions. Page 13 (pdf)
    1000.05 Discrimination against students and employees in the Florida K-20 public education system prohibited; equality of access required. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 17 (pdf)

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