To make it unlawful for a person to deny an individual full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations based upon the individual's weight or body size; to make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an applicant or employee based upon the applicant or employee's weight or body size; and to create a state cause of action against an employer who does so.
Summary
Discrimination & Civil Protections
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2023
Last action Feb 6, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Juandalynn Givan
DDemocratic
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