DISCRIMINATION: Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hairstyles. (8/1/21)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2021
Last action May 19, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2021
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 28
May 3, 2021
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 10, 2021
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 6, 2021
Committee
Reported with amendments (7-4). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
lower
May 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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