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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 972

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Relating to: discrimination in housing based on prior evictions and providing a penalty. (FE)

Discrimination in housing Landlord and tenant Workforce development, department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that it is discrimination under the state open housing law to

do any of the following:

1. Inquire, whether orally or in writing, with a prospective tenant or any other

individual about any eviction of a prospective tenant that occurred more than five

years prior. The bill prohibits a prospective tenant from being asked about prior

evictions unless the prospective tenant is informed that evictions more than 5 years

old need not be disclosed.

2. Refuse to rent housing to an individual, or otherwise treat an individual

unequally in the terms, conditions, or privileges of rental of housing, because of an

eviction of the individual that occurred more than 5 years prior to the date of a rental

application.

The open housing law is administered by the Department of Workforce

Development, which receives, investigates, and evaluates complaints of violations

and may order relief in appropriate cases. Persons who allege a violation of the open

housing law may also bring a civil action.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Hebl (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D)

4 cosponsors

L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Miller (D) , Vinehout (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Crowley, Anderson, Berceau, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Sinicki, Subeck and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Larson, Miller and Vinehout

  2. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

  3. Mar 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 14, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1