Housing, Education, Labor and Industrial Relations; general provisions; natural hairstyles historically associated with race; prohibit discrimination
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-3-201 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, and Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to fair housing, general provisions regarding education, and general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, respectively, so as to prohibit discrimination based on natural hairstyles historically associated with race; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for a civil cause of action; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Jan 27, 2020
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Senate Prefiled
upper
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Lucas
DDemocratic
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Emanuel Jones
DDemocratic
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Gail Davenport
DDemocratic
P
Gloria Butler
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Horacena Tate
DDemocratic
P
Nikema Williams
DDemocratic
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
P
Tonya Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Valencia Seay
DDemocratic
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