Race Trait Hairstyle Anti-discrimination Protect
Summary
The act enacts the "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2020", also known as the "CROWN Act of 2020", which specifies that, for purposes of anti-discrimination laws in the context of public education, employment practices, housing, public accommodations, and advertising, protections against discrimination on the basis of one's race include hair texture, hair type, or a protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race, such as braids, locs, twists, tight coils or curls, cornrows, Bantu knots, Afros, and headwraps. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Mar 6, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2020
How they voted
20–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Feb 12, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Mar 6, 2020
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
upper
Feb 12, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-13-1)
house
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JB
Janet Buckner
DDemocratic
P
LH
Leslie Herod
DDemocratic
P
RF
Rhonda Fields
DDemocratic
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