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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 539

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Relating to: discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status under the open housing law.

Citizenship Discrimination in housing Immigration

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under the current open housing law and other laws, it is unlawful for any

person to engage in certain forms of discrimination in housing based upon certain of

an individual's characteristics such as sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability,

religion, national origin, marital status, and family status. This bill adds citizenship

or immigration status to the list of characteristics on which it is unlawful to

discriminate in housing.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Risser (D)

17 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Goyke (D) , Haywood (D) , Milroy (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter, L. Taylor, Risser and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Zamarripa, Anderson, Cabrera, Milroy, Sargent, Neubauer, Brostoff, Subeck, Bowen, Sinicki, Considine, Pope, Ohnstad, Goyke, Haywood and Emerson

  2. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Housing

  3. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1